Character Analysis Of Hale In The Crucible '

Reverend Hale is a character that changes as the play goes though. Mr.Hale thinks he has one intention and one only but later he changes opinion and understanding throughout the entire play. When Mr.Hale arrives he is excited and looking forward in uncovering witchery in salem. He was prideful of his studies as well and had many books to bring with him to Salem. He greets the people and he even says “I had not expected such distinguished company” on page 1149. Then he hears about the child trying to fly and that's where he becomes serious. Putnam says it's witchcraft but Mr.Hale says not to look at superstition yet on bottom of page 1149. This shows he had some common sense to not go pointing fingers just yet.
Mr. Hale is now trying to get
Hale is busy writing and having court sessions with many of the accused witches to confess and then Goody Proctor's name is mentioned in court. Hale then later goes to Mr. and Ms. Proctor's house to question them but was not for business of the court and he speaks in a non hostile tone. It seems like he came to question them only and if something came up then it would be handled. In the play he questions them first on why they have missed church. But Proctor defends himself well. At this point there was a sense of doubt seeded in Mr. Hale about the accusations. But then Proctor fails to recite all the ten commandments and so thinking there ship has sunk. Mr. Hale simply says “Theology, sir, is a fortress: no crack in a fortress may be accounted small.” Mr. Hale bids then adue and is about to leave when Goody Proctor tells Mr. Proctor to tell him about Abigail speaking to him about how Mr.Parris discovered the girls “sportin” in the woods and how they were startled and it had nothing to do with witchcraft. Mr.Hale is shocked and wide eyed at this point. Mr. Hale tries to defend himself and the cases with the confessions. But Mr. Proctor said anyone would admit to anything if it meant they life. Hale asks more questions only to be shot down by the truth. Soon he asks if Proctor to testify in court and he accepts it. Hale in this act is waking up to the truth and now sees that this is all a lie. And that innocent people are dieing. With all this done the curtain falls to the end of scene