Our community seems to run our lives nowadays, which makes sense as it is in our human nature to want to belong. Therefore, We will do anything to belong with other people, but separating from the norm to do what’s right is something only a few have done. The separation from the norm for justice is even more admirable when the person has such respect and nobility within the norm. It takes a person with courage, strength and righteousness to be able to listen to the enemy in the possibility that they might be correct. Reverend Hale, in The Crucible, is that person with courage and the want for justice because he changed from an arrogant “witchcraft specialist” and a court member to the man trying to save the lives of those accused of witchcraft.
Rev. Hale’s change is not so subtle. The first introduction of him is that he loves being called to ascertain witchcraft as it gave him pride of his knowledge (Miller 1146). When he arrived at Salem he immediately took himself superior telling the presented to carry his books (Miller
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Hale is completely dumbfounded to the result of the session and the mindset of the judges. He seems to have lost hope in justice and enraged, shouted “ I denounce these proceedings, I quit this court!” (Miller 1213). As seen in Miller Act 4, Rev. Hale is trying to get the accused to confess to save their lives but to no avail. The jailed have too much pride in their name to be able to confess; but his problem was that he tried to defeat a lie with another lie. He realized his faults and confessed to Elizabeth, warning her not to cling to religion (Miller 1224). In spite of his good intentions, He fails to get Elizabeth to convince Proctor to confess, and as Rebecca, Elizabeth and Proctor go to hang; he falls to his knees, defeated, shouting and pleading to Elizabeth to make Proctor confess (Miller 1232). Otherwise, He recognized his mistakes and tried to fix it, but that’s all he could do,
I cannot think he will listen to another. (Miller, pg. 132) This quote shows that he doesn’t care if John Proctor has to lie in order to not get hanged, showing once again that he doesn’t care that he sins as long as it saves him and the rest of the accused from getting hanged. All of this goes to show that Reverend Hale’s morals have slightly changed since the beginning of the
When Hale entered the story he believed that he was going to be the savior of the town ridding them of witches. When Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor were arrested Reverend Hale was deeply shaken with his beliefs. Hale near the end of the story he tells Elizabeth that you should not have religion when it brings you harm but you should keep faith in God. Reverend Hale near ending of The Crucible is the complete opposite of the Reverend Hale that first entered the story, because he came in believing he was the authority on how to find witches, then he was shaken by arrest of Rebecca and John, and finally by him telling others to throw away religion when it brings harm to
Throughout The Crucible, during the Salem Witch Trials, Reverend Hale slowly changes from a ‘confident man with a plan’, to a haggard preacher who seems to be losing himself amongst the chaos of these colonial trials based off of lies. After a life-altering experience, Hale is never again the same person he started out as. In the beginning of
The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller. He wrote the play in 1952 and it was first performed January 22, 1953. Throughout the play Reverend Hale undergoes changes. At the beginning of the play, Hale is contacted by Reverend Parris because Parris believes witchcraft has come to Salem.
Reverend Hale came to Salem just to find signs of witchcraft and to become an important person in court. He wanted to help uncover the witches in the village. "His goal is light, goodness, and its preservation. " This quote shows that Hale has been trained to be the best witch hunter and how happy he is to show off what he has learned. Hale even brought books with him to Salem on how to find signs of witchcraft.
Towards the end, Hale changes from a person who carries his heavy written laws to a person who hates the court. During Act III, after Danforth arrested Proctor, Hale is so angry with the court that he yells, "I denounce these proceedings, I quit this court!” (Act 3, 120). The quote might seem really simple, but it is significant because Hale finally figures out that the court system is a failure to the society, and also figures out what he should be go after. As a result in Act 4 when Hale tries to convince Elizabeth to tell Proctor to confess, Hale says, “‘Beware, Goody Proctor cleave to no faith when faith brings blood.
He said, "I dare not take a life without there be a proof no immaculate no slightest qualm of conscience may doubt it" (Miller 188). He did not want anyone to hang for a crime they did not commit, and he did not want any guilty conscience of it afterward. He started to realize that people are accusing others for their own gain, and when no one would listen, Hale quit the court. In Act 4, Hale tries to save people's lives by convincing them to confess. He doubts his own Puritan faith and pursues the falsely accused on his own.
As the play progress and people confess he starts to notice that what people are saying and accusing people of is not true but just getting to people they do not like. Lastly, At the end of act 3, Hale quits the court. Hale quit the court because he knew that a lot of innocent people were getting killed for not confessing to a crime they did not
Reverend Hale is the character that changes the most in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible because his feelings on witchcraft turns from full belief to unbelievable doubt, his thoughts on Proctor changes from thinking that he is evil to thinking that he is a good and honest man, and he switches from doing God’s work to doing the Devil’s. Reverend Hale makes a huge change on his claim of witchcraft. In the beginning of the play when Reverend is called to the town of Salem to see if the reason why Betty and Ruth are unconscious is due to witchcraft he brings with him many books. When Reverend Parris sees this he makes a comment that Hale responds to him explaining his expectations. This shows that Reverend Hale is focused on one thing, finding
The Crucible takes place in Salem in 1692 where Reverend Hale is sent to help a local family and townspeople. He is supposedly someone who is going to summon spirits that occur to a girl in Salem. Reverend Hale is very faithful to himself and his job. His job being to identify the witchcraft that is happening and spiritually change the sinfulness into the state of being right. Reverend Hale had good intentions to help defeat the situation which motivated him.
In act 1 and 2 in the play ,The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the character Reverend Hale was introduced and learned what his role was. Reverend Hale was a man nearing his forties and was a high-status intellectual who was an expert in witchcraft (Miller 155). In this act Hale said that he believes there always will be someone with the devil(Miller 155). Hale was siding with the court in this act and signing death warrants along with believing in these accusations fully as shown in his visit to the Proctors when he said there is too much evidence to deny the Devil is in Salem (Miller 171). Also, Hale almost played as an interrogator when he was giving rapid fire questions to John about his Christian character and if he goes to church in his visit to the Proctor house (Miller 171).
Reverend Hale: Hero and Traveler Arthur Miller developed several great characters in his novel THE CRUCIBLE. Connection to 21st century, time period, other archetypes. Reverend Hale, an example of the hero and traveler archetype, which is demonstrated by a connection to the 21st century, how the time period affected the story, and further illustrated by a comparison to other characters in other novels, movies, and other types of media. Hale is the only member of the court who questions the court's decisions. Of which he is striving for justice.
John Hale helped a lot of the people that was being accused to being a witch by letting them confessed their sins ,but if they did confessed that they where dealing they had to lose land and all of their stuff. The people would be dead if it was for Hale. They wouldn 't be able to be helped the towns people would 've hanged them right at the spot. John hale did everything he could to save the towns people by making the confessed that they where a witch and save them from being hanged. A statement from john hale from the story "The Crucibles" "I know not if you are aware, but your wife 's name is mention in court".
Reverend Hale, from the play The Crucible, is a dynamic character who was involved in determining the guilt of convicted witches in the Salem Witch Trials. The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller is based on the true events that occurred in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1953. Reverend Hale enters Salem with the assumption that there is witchcraft in the colony due to many unexplained events. Hale's character change can be traced in events that occurred throughout the story. He seeks to convict and condemn the witches in the beginning of the play, but by the end, he realizes the corruption of Salem in the convectors, judges, and witnesses and seeks to change the fate of the accused.
In the book Crucible written by Arthur Miller took place in 1692. Some may believe that Reverend Hale is not to blame for all the deaths of innocent people in Salem. The only reason Reverend Hale is involved in this case, is because he is pushing his limits to get the truth. Also, to not let any guilty doers off the chain, for the reason that they will keep repeating their dirty crimes. There has been many witch trials taken place in salem, of which many people have been accused and persecuted.