Reverend Hale arrives in Salem with authority and confidence in his passion for freeing people of the devil. Hale believes and holds his studies close to the fact that, “ The Devil… is a wily one, and, until one hour before he fell, even God thought him beautiful in Heaven” (1147). Hale’s belief that the devil was beautiful before he fell shows that he is not being judgemental or quick to make assumptions while investigating the cause of the girls’ troubles. He is unfamiliar to the town and walked in with no background of the people that live there. Upon arrival in Salem, Hale truly believes that the girls are being tormented by the devil, and that he had to fix the situation soon. Hale later travels around to the houses, in which the wives have been mentioned to the court, to ask some questions pertaining to their activity in the church. As an outsider, Hale does not know these people well enough to judge them, “I am a stranger here, as you know. And in my ignorance I find it hard to draw a clear opinion of them that come accused before the court” (1169). After questioning the Proctors, Hale determines them to be good people that would
Reverend Hale arrives in Salem with authority and confidence in his passion for freeing people of the devil. Hale believes and holds his studies close to the fact that, “ The Devil… is a wily one, and, until one hour before he fell, even God thought him beautiful in Heaven” (1147). Hale’s belief that the devil was beautiful before he fell shows that he is not being judgemental or quick to make assumptions while investigating the cause of the girls’ troubles. He is unfamiliar to the town and walked in with no background of the people that live there. Upon arrival in Salem, Hale truly believes that the girls are being tormented by the devil, and that he had to fix the situation soon. Hale later travels around to the houses, in which the wives have been mentioned to the court, to ask some questions pertaining to their activity in the church. As an outsider, Hale does not know these people well enough to judge them, “I am a stranger here, as you know. And in my ignorance I find it hard to draw a clear opinion of them that come accused before the court” (1169). After questioning the Proctors, Hale determines them to be good people that would