Crucible+Reverend+Hale

Towards the end of the play, he strives to warn the judges of the corruption in the village || revelation that the children are dishonest. He has blood on his hands, as he has contributed to the sentencing of innocent people – with no evidence || Enters Salem to investigate the devil outbreak. Responsible for the conviction and death of many innocent citizens. || “Then nothing is left to stop the whole green world from burning”. “The devil can never overcome a minister”. “This girl has always struck me false”. “There is blood on my head!”. “I love to do the devil’s work”. || problems in the village. He attempts to convince the accused to confess. Hale advocates the witch trials initially, before becoming aware of the abuse of power. ||
 * ** Reverend John **
 * Hale ** ||  ||
 * Main motivation || To uphold the interests of the church; to rid the world of evil, of the Devil’s disciples.
 * Main conflict || He is responsible for the hanging of many citizens. He has conflict with Danforth and Hathorn who refuse to believe Hale’s
 * Personality || Intellectual, religiously devoted, well respected, authoritative, believes in and attempts to promote justice and fairness ||
 * Effect on plot || Mediates disputes such as the witch hunts, acts as a lawyer.
 * Quote || “I denounce these proceedings. I quit this court”.
 * Role in the conflicts || Supposed to resolve conflict, yet his actions amplify the situation. As an expert in witchcraft, he is expected to rectify the
 * Reverend John Hale **
 * Firm believer in the reality of evil and in the existence of the devil
 * Capable of kindness
 * Conscious of his authority and the need to administer it
 * Sense of duty
 * Authoritative in his administration of the court’s process and initially a believer in justice
 * Rejects superstition and uses his books to discover evidence of witchcraft
 * A contrast to characters like Thomas Putnam in that he is entirely without malice and only seeks to serve god – he reinforces the religious conflict by making Tituba confess
 * As innocent people are killed and imprisoned, he tries to resolve the conflict – insisting that Danforth waive the executions, allow Proctor a lawyer, accept Mary Warren’s evidence
 * His final act to resolve the conflict – imploring those who are about to be hanged to confess – even though he knows it would be lies