Examples Of Internal Conflicts In The Crucible

In his play, The Crucible, Arthur Miller describes the events that took place in Salem during the Salem Witch Trials. He describes several of the deadly conflicts that occur between the townspeople, but not all the conflicts were external ones. One such conflict occurred within the expert in all things supernatural, Reverend Hale. Hale’s internal conflict happened because he realized fear causes people to make rash decisions, so he began to doubt all the work he had been doing in Salem and the Witch Trials as a whole.
Hale’s inner conflict begins when John Proctor, a town leader, brings one the
“bewitched” girls, Mary Warren, before the court. Proctor brings Mary because she claims that all the girls are lying about being witched and is ready