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    in judgement‚ (2) they have to reverse someone’s fortune because of this misjudgment‚ (3) the character has to recognize that the reversal of fortune was a result of their misjudgment‚ (4) they are prideful‚ and (5) they must 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

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    The Diary of Reverend Hale Act 1 (Descriptive) . I can’t help but feel out of place in this town‚ my every public move watched by people by the dozen. I feel like a complete foreigner in my own land‚ the townsfolk were bitter‚ cold and unwelcoming. It felt like there was something here‚ a spooky vibe radiating of every little thing. The town belonged in a book not a thing out of place‚ not a drunk to be scene‚ it was every preachers dream. My first

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    can change a characters opinion or point of view‚ with enough evidence. Reverend Hale is a prime example who experiences change from confident‚ to doubt and frustration of the court‚ and then regret of the innocent being persecuted because of his wrong accusation during the witch trial executions in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. Coming into the Town of Salem‚ Massachusetts Reverend Hale illustrates a great deal of confidence with his knowledge and belief of witchcraft in Act I. Hale is known for

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    November 2012 Reverend Hale vs Reverend Parris Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible is a compelling look at the witch hunts in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. In the play‚ Reverend Hale and Reverend Parris play major roles in the town and influence a shrewd of characters. They both have a number of job duties and responsibilities in common. As well as have a variation in personality‚ attitude‚ changes in the play and different roles at the end of the play. In the beginning of the play Reverend Parris is

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    Monologue – Reverend John Hale Before the events of Act Four I have always been a man of God‚ and I used to believe with all my heart that what I did was for him. I took it upon myself to find impurities in the world and banish them‚ whether they be cursed spirits‚ demons or‚ most common‚ witches. I was good at it as well‚ where I went‚ witches died‚ but let me tell you now; every single man or women hung by my order had evidence that they were evil so thick that it could not be ignored.

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    participants. One such participant in the play who provides the readers with this valuable perspective is Reverend John Hale‚ a minister from Beverly who is called to Salem to investigate Salem’s eccentric problem. Nonetheless‚ Reverend John Hale’s perspective does not stay constant throughout the entire play. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the beliefs and principles of Reverend John Hale change dramatically‚ as the events of the Salem Witch Trials cause him to question his moral values and initial

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    importance of conforming isn’t just one that plays a role on the outside of a character but how they are changed on the inside as well that truly shows the change played on the character. Included in The Crucible are many characters that go through a struggle that leads them to changing to the expectations set for them‚ leading to questioning themselves‚ one of the main characters that this is found in would be Reverend Hale with the role he played on the executions as well as the attempt to prevent

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    expose ones disloyalty or dishonesty‚ usually using little‚ doubtful‚ or irrelevant support. In Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ Reverend Hale‚ a witch-hunter‚ transformed his entire perspective on the witchcraft trials in Salem. Although Hale is excited to help reveal the witches‚ he begins doubting the truthfulness of the court‚ and finally gives up on them. Reverend Hale is the best witch-hunter around and even that wasn’t enough to keep his perspective and beliefs unaffected. Fear and worry struck

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    the dust praise him? Shall the worms declare his truth? (145)” Reverend Hale begs Elizabeth to convince John Proctor to convince in order for him not to be hanged. Hale does this because he sees the errors in his ways and knows that Proctor is innocent. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ Reverend Hale’s despair‚ Judge Danforth’s integrity‚ Reverend Parris’ greed exhibit their use of authority. At the beginning of the play‚ Reverend Hale arrives in Salem eager to try and rid the Devil from the town

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    is “Cleave to no faith when faith brings blood” is one of the points that Reverend Hale is trying to make which basically states that; stay with no religion aka “Faith” if it means to hurt others. Where he doesn’t believe in a faith that promotes making others suffer or the act of doing something wrong. When it does do so‚ it is when it ceases to be a religion. Although I feel like Hale’s logic isn’t entirely accurate. Hale is basically stating that a religion must be in his definition “pure” of all

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