Reverend Hale was afraid to admit that he was wrong about supposed witchcraft in Salem. Way back in Act 1 Hale was so confident that there was witchcraft around. He had so much proof that there were witches around. Later in Act III and Act IV he starting having doubts. He noticed that Governor Danforth was just hanging innocent people.…
Hale leaves the court storming out in anger. Finally in the end Hale is trying to save all the witches on trial. He is able to get some of the convicted witches to confess so they aren’t killed. He wants them to lie. Hale is completely against all the law and is quite hesitant over the faith of God.…
Though life sometimes is taken for granted, it should never be taken forever. Reverend Hale says, “Life is God’s most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it.” Through my reading, observation, and experience, defending what Reverend Hale states is made simple. In act four, Danforth states,"... I cannot pardon these(people) when twelve are already hanged for the same crime.…
John Proctor throws away his good name, to prove that Abby is pretending to see spirits. At this point Hale is ready to do anything to prove that there is no witchcraft. Hale at this point in the novel he is realizes that he just sent innocent people to their death. “I come to do the Devil’s work. I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves.…
The witch trials, undisputed by Proctor, leads to the arrest of numerous respectable members of the Salem community. This transforms the views of many characters in the drama, especially Reverend John Hale, a young minister who is initially the main force behind the witch trials. The arrest of the more prominent accused changes Hale’s beliefs by giving him a new perspective and challenging his firm superstition and unfaltering loyalty to the court. Hale 's change in view is demonstrated when he declares “I denounce these proceedings, I quit this court!” (Miller 111).…
Hale, a spiritual doctor, comes to the Proctor home only to tell John that Elizabeth had been mentioned in one of the witch trials. After much arguing, they decide to take Elizabeth away, even after possible evidence disproving the trials all together. As they leave, John angrily approaches his maid, Mary Warren and shouts, “My wife will never die for me! I will bring your guts into your mouth but that goodness will not die for me” (Miller, 862). John’s eagerness for Mary Warren to confess displays a true love for Elizabeth.…
Hale has finally took a stand against the court and is now on the side of justice, rather than the side of power. He begs the court to “stop now before another is condemned” (Miller 105). Hale realizes that so many innocent lives have been taken due to a misunderstanding, and desperately tries to prevent even more from being taken. After both John Proctor, and Giles Corey are taken to jail, Reverend Hale is appalled by the actions taken by the court and says “I denounce these proceedings, I quit this court” (Miller 111)! Knowing that he no longer stands a chance to change the mind of the court,…
Reverend Hale, a “witchcraft specialist” visits the accused witches. He meets with John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth. When asked to recite his Commandments, Proctor remembers every Commandment except that of adultery. Hale grows wary and uneasy because one that cannot recite his Commandments just might be bewitched. In all reality, Reverend Hale is basing his misgivings off of a prejudged idea that the Proctors follow with the Devil.…
In short, Reverend Hale went from being completely sure of witchcraft, to realizing he may have made a mistake in his judgment because of his meeting with Proctor, then he saw that he had to do everything he could to get the real truth…
“I mean to crush him utterly.” Reverend John Hale said this when he talked about the Devil. Reverend Parris invited Reverend John Hale of Beverly to Salem to find witches. Reverend Hale thinks he is the best at his job and will not stop until he finds them. John Hale like myself is prideful, excited and arrogant.…
Dealing with witch trials are hard because people like Abigail would pretend to see things as if she’s hallucinating and claiming that someone’s been doing witchcrafts when she is. All of that made Reverend Hale realized that the court is not meant to be judging on other sins because the whole purpose of this was to get rid of witchcraft. Overall, Reverend Hale can see how he doesn’t know who was to blame for witchcraft until many lives were ruined that motivated him to tell the Christians to lie in order to save other…
When he first arrives, the amount of evidence of witchcraft shocks him, but he will not declare it unless it is proven. Later in the play, John Hale becomes suspicious of the accusations the young girls are making. The action of John Proctor in this play severely tests Hale’s faith and duty. For example, Hale supports the court and all of their decisions for most of the duration of the story, until he realizes it’s not right. When John Proctor is accused and Abigail Williams starts convincing the court of many things that seem too far fetched, he becomes very suspicious.…
He begins to see the truth of Proctor and how these trials are all a big mistake to foolish drama caused by Abigail Williams. He tries to help the accused by siding against the girls and beginning to defend the accused. He witnesses the struggle of the accused and how their innocence is almost impossible to show when all the girls stick together in their testimonies to false accusations of witchcraft. Once proctor comes forward about the affair with Abby, hale becomes certain that proctor would only confess such a sin if it were true, and when abby denies it; Hale is convinced that Abby has been lying the whole time out of mere spite against Elizabeth, Proctor’s wife. Reverend Hale then goes as far as coming to Elizabeth’s defense when he exclaims, “ Excellency this is a natural lie to tell; I beg of you, stop now before another is condemned!…
The crucible symbolizes a trial of good and evil based on the scientific definition of measuring how pure something is. The outcome being to single out the bad people from the good. Reverend Hale acts as a guilt-ridden figure seeking redemption for his wrongdoings. He is a man of moral integrity. Who is at first naïve and misguided but later becomes distrusting of the court and realizes the court is corrupted and his beliefs shift to perceiving life as the greatest importance.…
“Greed is the inventor of injustice as well as the current enforcer.” Injustice is a word every culture knows and deals with, but the source is greed, someone who wants more for himself. Injustice is when unfairness is displayed to someone or a group of people, and for this to occur, greed is often the culprit. The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller, about accusations of witchery in Salem, Massachusetts.…