Hale is mentioned several times throughout the first act of the play as being a reverend from Beverly who recently found witches in his village. It raises alarm when word gets out that Parris has invited him to Salem to make sure his daughter, Betty, is not the victim of witchcraft. Through the analysis of this character, the.
People change from events that happen to them either in a good way or bad. In the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller a group of teen girls are found in the forest dancing around a cooking pot and chanting a song. In Salem all the citizens are Puritans. The forest is a forbidden place to go and dancing is banned. The girls are all put on trial for witchcraft after being caught by the the minister of the church,Pariss.
The girls then all come together and say that they saw Lucifer and certain. Miller introduces Reverend Hale as a light to the darkness of Salem. Miller also uses John Hale to symbolize the hope and goodness that can be found in Salem.
John Hale becomes significantly dynamic throughout the play because. Hale changes throughout the story from being determined to find witchery in Salem to realizing that all the accused were innocent.
The main problem for Hale in The Crucible is power: the level. This definition pertains to Arthur Miller's four-act play, "The Crucible. It was the ultimate trial of determination and willpower to withstand such a wretched ordeal. Abigail Williams. The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, centers around the Salem witch trials where many people in Salem, Massachusetts are put on trial after being wrongly accused of working with the Devil.
Whether or not they are accused, everyone in the play must confront their own crucible, a severe trial that will reveal their true character. Abigail then tells John Proctor a man she had been having an affair with in the past that the ill girls had nothing to with witchcraft. Elizabeth tells John to tell Reverend Hale what she had said, but he claimed that they would not believe him. The girls then started blaming innocent people of witchcraft from all ages claiming they saw the devil with them.
There were many people who were hung pleading that they had nothing to do with witchcraft. John Proctor then grew tired of the accusations the girls so wrongfully laid upon innocent people. Most characters just believe the lies all the way until the end but Reverend Hale does not. Reverend Hale believes the lies in the beginning, in the middle he starts to question what is really happening, and in the end, he believes the truth and tries to have people confess to being a witch.
Reverend Hale first appears in The Crucible at the end of the. At this point, Abigail William is speechless, but then she starts to blame people. Reverend Hale is asking specific questions, forcing Abigail to lie. This is wrong because Reverend Hale is refueling Abigail Williams thought process with lies. Abbi Dahn English 3 Mrs. Bertelsen 6 October Power, Authority, Respect In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, I think that every main character shows who they truly are by either wanting power, authority, or respect.
I think they do this because their whole community is being accused of witchcraft, so they are trying to protect themselves and their family. When something bad happens, it is natural to do whatever you can to either stay safe or to stay out of whatever is happening. Girl what ails you? Stop that wailing! John Proctor is saying that Abigail is crying out in nonsense to protect her by making people think she was cast over by witches rather people finding out about the adultery that she committed.
One must wonder whether these witches are even real? He comes in with his books and godliness as the expert. The ironic part is that the only book allowed to be read is the Bible. He believed that witchcraft was true but towards the end he started to notice that proctor is telling the truth about him not having nothing to do witchcraft. Hale wanted to find and prosecute witches. He wanted to convict anyone who has to do with the devil.
A dynamic, or round, character is a major character that encounters conflict and is changed by it. Reverend Hale is a dynamic character, he undergoes a dynamic change throughout the play. He must acknowledge that children have manipulated his own irrefutable beliefs, while also realizing that he has sent innocent people to their 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.
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