Miller’s classic American drama‚ The Crucible‚ Reverend Hale of Beverly arrives in Salem in 1692 at the onset of the infamous witch trials in an effort to root Lucifer out of The New Land forever. Throughout the course of the play‚ Reverend Hale goes from a strict‚ religious figure devout to the destruction of evil‚ to somewhat doubting the accusers to quitting the church and asking innocent people to lie for the efforts to save their lives. Reverend Hale begins his dynamic journey as a god-loving
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like this is Reverend Hale. He starts out as a character you probably won’t like‚ but as the play continues‚ you slowly become more accustomed to his way of thinking and what he wants overall. In the beginning‚ it’s very obvious that Reverend Hale is a bit full of himself. As he’s introduced to the play‚ it says‚ “He feels himself allied with the best minds of Europe-Kings‚ philosophers‚ scientists‚ and ecclesiasts of all churches” (Miller 1148). By stating this‚ it shows that Hale believes he may
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“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
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witches causes the need for heavy investigation. This is where Reverend Hale‚ a young minister of Beverly‚ comes in. Due to his extensive knowledge of such subjects‚ he is summoned by the people of Salem to determine if witchcraft is truly responsible for the recent happenings in Salem. Throughout the course of events in The Crucible‚ Reverend Hale gradually transitions from being confident to being remorseful through his
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Through this period of time twenty people were executed due to mere assumption to have been involved in witchcraft or Devil worship. Living through these events and making accounts of them were two men by the names‚ Cotton Mather and John Hale. Both Cotton Mather and John Hale‚ influential Puritan Ministers‚ were supporters of the Salem Witch Trials which took place for two years between 1692 and 1693 and‚ had both written two very influential pieces detailing them‚ Mather’s "Wonders of the Invisible World"
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The Crucible Reverend Hale is portrayed as a hypocritical man in of Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible. Despite his moral beliefs‚ Hale decided to bend to the social feelings in Salem in order to gain status. As the community’s accepted expert witness on witchcraft‚ he contributed to the condemnation of several villagers. Fortunately‚ Hale eventually realized the error of his ways and took steps to remedy what he had done. Upon his arrival in Salem‚ Hale almost immediately became one of the
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Throughout the Crucible there is evidence that the character Reverend John Hale undergoes evaluation within his own beliefs and those that others tell him. In Acts I and II he strongly believes everything that the court‚ the girls and Reverend Parris tells him. But as the play continues his belief in what those in the village says starts to deteriorate‚ and his own beliefs start to arise. Throughout Acts I and II the reader sees Reverend John Hale’s firm belief that there are witches in Salem. When
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Is Reverend Hale from Beverley to be blamed for the deaths in Salem? Was he on the side of God when the witch-hunt trials started? Reverend Hale is the person whom people search for to confirm if the devil has taken over a person. When Hale enters this witch-hunt trail‚ he questions many‚ but did not seem to listen to the innocent’s true words and only pressures them into admitting that they side with the devil. However‚ when he notices that Abigail has been lying this whole time‚ his views change
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A powerful character in The Crucible is Reverend Hale. Reverend John Hale of Beverly‚ first appears answering the call of witchcraft at the Parris household. Hale is considered to be one of the good characters in The Crucible‚ and the most developed. He is a very kind man who feels himself allied with some of the best intellectuals. Reverend Hale often is portrayed as a well groomed young man‚ this might have to do with symbolism‚ as the youth are usually the ones that are able to change their ways
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receive a fate worse than they deserve. In the popular play The Crucible‚ one common tragic hero is the main character‚ John Proctor. However‚ some others argue that Reverend Hale was also a tragic hero‚ though less recognized due to the fact that he appears less in the play than Proctor. Based on information provided in both the original play and the movie‚ it can be argued
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