Mr Reverend Hale had a very controversial role in moving the story to the end how it had happened. Beside the other three main characters: Mr Proctor‚ Elizabeth and Abigail he was fourth biggest person who influenced the happenings the most. However‚ while the main characters played a kind of a passive role‚ he always wanted to be in the middle of attention. He was a very proud man‚ but naive as well. He though that himself is an expert in the mysterious world of witches. "a tight-skinned‚ eager-eyed
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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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Primarily‚ both Reverend Parris and Reverend Hale have different motives for investigating the case of witchcraft in Salem. Reverend Parris admits to Abigail "I saw Tituba waving her arms over the fire when I came on you...I saw a dress lying on the grass." Although Reverend Parris saw the blatant truth‚ he does not falter in his lie even when innocent people are sentenced to hang for something he knows is a hoax. Parris states to Abigail "And pray you feel the weight of truth upon you‚ for now my
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characters that I think would make a good friend is Reverend Hale. Reverend Hale is a very interesting character that comes from out of town to help Salem regain order after the first few accusations of witchcraft surfaces. He takes it upon himself to sniff out anyone or anything that might have something to do with witchcraft. Hale gets to see firsthand some of the most defining events that occur during the Salem witch trials. I believe that Reverend Hale‚ although his zealous tendencies cause him to
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Reverend Hale: Development In Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible”‚ which takes place in Salem‚ is one character‚ Reverend Hale‚ whose attitude to the witch trial immensely changes as he goes through a major personal journey. During the hysteria that plague the town he changes from accuser to defender of the doomed. But is Hale capable of ending the witch trial? In Act 1 arrives Hale in Salem to investigate possible witchcraft with good intention and confidence to fight the devil. Hale is an expert
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A specialist in seeking out Satan’s disciples‚ Rev. Hale travels to New England towns wherever rumors of witchcraft are present. Think of him as a puritan version of “The X-Files.” At first‚ the audience might find him to be just as self-righteous as Rev. Parris. However‚ Hale seeks out witches because in his own misguided way he wants to rid the world of evil. He speaks as though his methods are logical and scientific‚ when in fact he uses wives’ tales and mythology to root out so-called demons
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October 2014 Wind‚ Rain and Hale: The Man Who Took Salem by Storm Reverend John Hale‚ from Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible‚ is a Puritan minister from Beverly who is called to Salem to investigate the accusations of witchery. He plays a significant part within the play and you witness his transformation from [he is transformed from a; you is second person‚ which is informal] seemingly knowledgeable professor of the invisible world to a weeping pile of guilt and regret. Hale goes through [undergoes;
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John Hale‚ from the Crucible Dynamic‚ Reverend John Hale needs only this one word to describe him. That is what separates Hale from any other character in the Crucible‚ while most characters are entirely static‚ with the exception of Elizabeth. That is why I consider him to be the best‚ and most flushed out character in the Crucible. In this report I will describe and analyze the character of John Hale and try show why his is the best character in the Crucible. In the first paragraph I will analyze
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John Hale‚ from the Crucible Dynamic‚ Reverend John Hale needs only this one word to describe him. That is what separates Hale from any other character in the Crucible‚ while most characters are entirely static‚ with the exception of Elizabeth. That is why I consider him to be the best‚ and most flushed out character in the Crucible. In this report I will describe and analyze the character of John Hale and try show why his is the best character in the Crucible. In the first paragraph I will
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The struggle of Reverend John Hale is that he was transformed emotionally throughout the times of lies and treachery as he goes from unbiased accuser‚ to uncertain power‚ to defender of the accuser. This connects to Arthur Miller’s reason for writing this play because in 1952 the same thing was going on but in this case it was McCarthyism which is a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54
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