Reverend Hale: Tragic Hero
“Mr. Hale, as God have not empowered me like Joshua to stop this sun from rising, so I cannot withhold from them the perfection of their punishment.” – Judge Danforth. Many might say that John Proctor is the tragic hero in The Crucible because he was the one to die, I on the other hand believe Reverenad Hale was. Unlike Proctor, Reverend Hale fought to protect the innocent people who got accused of witchcraft by telling them to lie even though he was a man of God only because he knew they were innocent. Reverend Hale is the tragic hero because of his compassion and vulnerability, his guilt for sending innocent lives to their death, and because even when he did try to save everyone he could not because nobody wanted to speak the lie Hale was
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Hale falls from poor judgement and convections but as you know later tries to correct his mistakes. As we all know it Hale was the only member of the court to question the courts decisions. He is not a rebel, nor does he want to overthrow the court's authority, but he is striving for justice. Once he realizes that Abigail is a fraud, Hale devotes himself to attempting to persuade the other prisoners to confess so that they may avoid execution using lies to foil lies. What he does not realize is that the lies he is urging would only reinforce the slanders the court has already committed. There would be no truth left. Hale's must acknowledge that children have manipulated his own undeniable beliefs, while also realizing that he has sent innocent people to their death. Why do you think he signed innocent people to their own death? This knowledge is a heavy burden, but it changes Hale for the better. Although he questions his own faith and doctrine, he does not abandon religion altogether. He catches a glimpse of true faith through those he has condemned, particularly Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor. Why do you think Hale did everything in his power to protect the innocent? That is why Reverend Hale is the tragic hero of Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible”, so before you think John Proctor is the tragic hero in this story, don’t because Reverend Hale was the one to help others not
Hale falls from poor judgement and convections but as you know later tries to correct his mistakes. As we all know it Hale was the only member of the court to question the courts decisions. He is not a rebel, nor does he want to overthrow the court's authority, but he is striving for justice. Once he realizes that Abigail is a fraud, Hale devotes himself to attempting to persuade the other prisoners to confess so that they may avoid execution using lies to foil lies. What he does not realize is that the lies he is urging would only reinforce the slanders the court has already committed. There would be no truth left. Hale's must acknowledge that children have manipulated his own undeniable beliefs, while also realizing that he has sent innocent people to their death. Why do you think he signed innocent people to their own death? This knowledge is a heavy burden, but it changes Hale for the better. Although he questions his own faith and doctrine, he does not abandon religion altogether. He catches a glimpse of true faith through those he has condemned, particularly Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor. Why do you think Hale did everything in his power to protect the innocent? That is why Reverend Hale is the tragic hero of Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible”, so before you think John Proctor is the tragic hero in this story, don’t because Reverend Hale was the one to help others not