The Transformation Of Reverend Hale In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

All of a sudden there was a witch outbreak in Salem Massachusetts. The following day the girls were found in bed inert. The doctor attempted to figure out the sickness the girls could have. However, he could not give the sickness any name. Then Reverend Hale was called in to help the town cure its unnatural problem. Throughout the play Reverend Hale contributed to both sides of the arguments. At the beginning he believed the court was doing God’s job. Towards the end his character changes and is less in favor of the court and more in favor for the people being wrongly accused. Reverend Hale’s is seen to be independent, confident and outspoken. These traits end up changing towards the end of the play. Reverend Hale is a dynamic character

Due to Proctor not attending church, Reverend Hale interrogates him and asks him to state the Ten Commandments, though he did miss one, adultery, ironically the one he is guilty of. As mentioned before Hale did not have much knowledge on witches but his observations led to a better insight. In Act Three Reverend Hale begins to change his perspective on the witch trials and identification. He began to realize the reality in which the witch trials were being

He comes into conflict with Danforth and the court, attempting to convince them that the trials are based on false evidence. Hale is also continually in conflict with Proctor, though the conflict changes. First Hale and Proctor disagree over Abigail's accusation against Elizabeth. Later, Hale tries to convince Proctor to save his own life by confessing to the crimes he has been accused of committing. Also Hale's internal conflicts relate to his shifting beliefs in the validity or reality of the claims of witchcraft in

Mary Warren had claimed that John Proctor was making her “work with the Devil” when obviously to us, this is false. John Hale saw through this, and knew how anyone could lie to the court about anything in regards to personal gain. Therefore, defending the Proctor and his wife, Hale pleaded, “HALE. It is a lie! They are innocent!” (881). He had faith in John Proctor and knew the truth about the witch trials, much like we do. Not only that, but after John confesses and Danforth decided to further question the Proctor about others associated with the Devil, Hale calls him out. “HALE. Excellency, it is enough he confess himself. Let him sign it,” (885). Hale does his best to reason with Danforth, and allow John Proctor to sign a document saying he confessed so he's able to live. Hale knows the Proctor is innocent and he doesn't want John Proctor to be executed due to something he is innocent for. Therefore, John Hale proves he is worthy of being a protagonist, by defending innocent people, such as John Proctor, who are accused of

By act four, he is telling the accused to confess so they won't be hanged. John Proctor is to be hanged for witchcraft, seeing how he is innocent, Hale says to Elizabeth “prevail upon your husband to confess...let him give his lie”(122). Hale knows that lying is a sin yet he advises others to lie so their lives would be spared. In order to do what is right, Hale defies what used to be most important to him, his

A dynamic, or round, character is a major character in a work of fiction that encounters conflict and is changed by it. Reverend Hale is a dynamic character. Reverend Hale is a truly good man and has shown this many times througthout the acts.

In addition, Hale said, “You must pardon them. They will not budge” (IV.129). Hale here is implied to believe the accused will not confess and, therefore, are likely not witches. If someone does not think another person is guilty of a crime of which they have been accused, the former person would almost certainly change their actions toward the accused. These quotes from The Crucible show Hale has changed his views due to of the innocence of the

However, his actions exhibited the toll that his questioning had played on him, as the trials against the accused proceeded and Reverend Hale underwent a significant character development. After realizing that the accusation of Mary Warren’s association with witchcraft stemmed from Abigail’s trickery and lies when she managed to convince the court that Mary used the powers of Satan to manipulate her, Hale denounced all that was said in the court and left the court. For the first time, Hale chose not to conform to the belief in witchcraft and believed himself to be correct for his inward questioning. As Hale’s confidence in the factuality of witchcraft failed him, he also lost his confidence in the law. In Act IV, he has completely given up on attempting to eliminate witches because of his realization in Act III.

Near the end of act two it is explained that Reverend Hale begins to have second thoughts about the Salem witch trials. In act three it is shown that Reverend Hale finally believes John Proctor and tries to defend him. These examples show a change of Hale’s character into being logical. He follows evidence and his logic instead if his arrogance and pride. In my own past experiences, I have learned to use logic especially during my boy scout meetings through my leadership experiences. These experiences have proven my current trait of being a logical

“The Devil, as Reverend Hale said, is a wily one, and, until an hour before he fell, even God thought him beautiful in Heaven” (Miller 1147). This quote from The Crucible, reflects how anyone can change drastically, because even the devil, who was thought to be god’s favorite, changed. Hale, one of the main characters, went through significant change throughout the play. In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, Reverend Hale started unconditionally devoted to his faith and job, but ended feeling guilty and ashamed. Hale displayed devotion to his job and faith as soon as he arrived Salem, all his hard work was finally going to be put to use.

In this act, and with much consideration (adverb phase #2), Reverend Hale seems to be less full of himself, and more hesitant. He talks about how he has a difficult time drawing “a clear opinion of them that come accused before the court,” because he doesn’t know the people of their town (adverb phrase #3) (Miller 1169). This is only one of Hale’s problems as the play keeps moving along. Act three brings more complications and hesitance from Hale. Proctor’s wife has now been seized and taken to court, along with others accused of witchcraft. During these court sessions, Reverend Hale is beginning (gerund #2) to realize that the court really is unfair (noun clause #1). For example, even though evidence is given by Giles Corey (adjective clause #2), the judge refuses to accept (infinitive #2) it and simply asks for more evidence (Miller 1195). Now, Hale is starting to become frustrated. He’s also beginning to realize that he has made some aberrations (noun clause #2). When John Proctor is sentenced to be hanged for witchcraft, Hale respondes to the prejudice court by declaring , “I denounce these proceedings! I quit this court!” (Miller 1213), and proceeds to walk out of the courthouse. This is only the beginning of Hale’s

In The Crucible, there are many complex characters who shift throughout the play. Reverend Hale was one of the most complex of these characters. Hale’s changes were a direct result of the trials. Because of this Hale’s changes can be traced through his actions and motivations. Throughout the play, Reverend Hale was changed by his faith, his knowledge of the truth, and by his guilt.

      Reverend Hale is another character that changes during the course of "The Crucible." Upon his entrance in the midst of Act I, he is depicted as a strong, knowledgeable intellect. His intelligence seems to leave no room for compassion. This is evident by his interrogations which took place during Act III, the Trial, as well as the biographical information provided in Act I of "The Crucible." However, his emotions do come out in Act IV. He appears sympathetic and kindhearted while begging the women in prison to confess to save their lives.

People are known to change, whether it is liked or not, there is no way of stopping change, and people know this; what most people don’t know, is how similar character change is to human change. In the wonderfully written play 'The Crucible', by Arthur Miller, many of his characters change in big ways as the story progresses, and three of these characters that changed the most are; John Proctor, Reverend Hale, and Elizabeth Proctor. These characters change a great deal throughout this play.

Proctor is later found guilty and he is ordered to be taken to jail. With anger, Hale speaks out, “I denounce these proceedings, I quit this court” (1151). Hale can no longer take part in a court system that hangs innocent people. He publicly declares that the court’s rulings are wrong which reveal his frustration and his rejection to the court. Reverend Hale is no longer the same man who had his faith in the court when he had first arrived in Salem.