The Crucible John Hale Analysis

Good morning fellow members, today I am going to reveal my analysis of the character of Jon Hale. The Crucible was a trying affair on the small town of Salem. During this event a man came to the town of Salem, this man was Reverend Hale. Hale was crucial in the interpretation of these “satanic” works. He was the one of the first people to openly believe the witchcraft and one of the few to end up openly opposing it as well. Where the whole town fell to mass hysteria, believing that the devil, Hale was one of the few with the resolve to oppose this madness. Reverend Hale is a just and composed man who has pure and right intentions, he arrived in Salem with an unbiased perspective. It was this view that brought the idea that the evidence would be as clear and “definite as stone” within the town affected due to the evidence supported that it. The character’s ideals are shown in the physical representation, the scales show his belief in the
Their heads stuck forevermore in their nooses with no way to escape the position they were put in by their persecutors. The hanging of innocent as seen in Hale’s scales was brought up by the books and blame that was enable, led by them from the alternate agenda of some of the town folk. These characters are painted white, not due to their souls being untarnished but rather being innocent of the witchcraft that Hale had claimed to take the town. White is a symbol colour of cleanliness, of innocence.
This representation shows Hale’s character as a whole. He started being a resourceful and composed character who believed in the power and effectiveness of the law. He was a crucial part within the story as it was his initial call to arms against the witchcraft in the town and subsequent persecution of innocents that the plot revolves around. However at the end of the story, his beliefs are squandered as they are used and manipulated to be a means to an end. Thank