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    Reverend John Hale is an ignorant witch hunter and is first seen in the play to examine Betty. When he arrives at Parris’ residence‚ he is very proud because the public finally has some use for his life’s work. Hale enters carrying huge books and is very knowledgeable about the topic. Initially‚ Hale is the driving force behind all the witchcraft trials and convictions. Additionally‚ he encourages anyone he can to testify against accused witches. Throughout the play‚ he believes Abigail is rightfully

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    Excessive pride Katie Piovesan One of the points in The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller is excessive pride. You may be wondering exactly what this means. Excessive pride means to be overly proud of one whether it’s regarding their importance‚ superiority‚ conduct‚ and what oneself has done. In this play a group of girls go into the woods to do witchcraft. But when they are caught‚ they make an excuse and say the devil made them. Then they start telling everyone that the devil has been consorting with

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    Throughout‚ the play a variety of people had pride however sometimes having pride leads to persecution. During the play Giles Corey always stood up when he thought something was off. Also sometimes he didn’t say anything with his confidence. This led to persecution by Giles Corey having pride in not giving the court a name. Giles Corey is getting pressed and he is not giving up the name the court wants. So Giles Corey says “More weight” (miller207). This quote was important because he ends up dying

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    states‚ “Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.” Now this may not apply to every example of a proud person; however‚ it directly applies to John Proctor. In the play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor‚ a well-respected farmer‚ is confronted with a difficult decision and because of his pride decides to keep his reputation while saving the innocent; unfortunately this is the ultimate cause of his demise. Because of the pride John Proctor

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    character is Reverent Hale‚ meaning he changes dramatically over the course of the movie. Brought to Salem because of his expertise on witchcraft‚ he is skeptical that witchcraft occurring there. However‚ Hale looks for evidence that may disprove this rumor. Even so‚ once he discovers a second child is sick and the two only fell sick after they were caught dancing in the woods‚ an act thought to be unholy in the Puritan society‚ is he convinced that they are bewitched. Hale becomes the driving force

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    In the play crucible written by; Arthur Miller there are many antagonist through out the story‚ there were many things people can learn. I learned about religion‚ education‚ family lives‚ and justice. Because the people in the Crucible did not do things as we do now‚ we also know they had different lifestyles. Like things we do now as people wouldn’t be compared and thought of what they’ve done in the crucible. By examining the characters Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor‚ and Elizabeth Proctor‚

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    The Crucible Effect

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    Everyone has a part to play in story‚ even it’s a small action‚ it will have a big effect in the future. In the play of The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ there is a group of young girls‚ in their teens‚ crying witchery. After being caught dancing in the forest‚ they are called witches. Trying to become innocent they throw others into the fire who have nothing to do with the problem they began. While the girls took this action some people would take advantage of this and have their daughter blame someone

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    name hundreds of people were thrown in jail or hung? Well that is what Reverend John Hale has to ask himself as he has the heaviest burden to carry. In Arthur Miller’s‚The Crucible‚ John Hale is man so sure of himself at first becomes a very broken man while dealing with the accusations in Salem. When John Hale first arrives in Salem he is very over confident and conceited about his knowledge in witchcraft. Reverend Hale is described as a "tight-skinned‚ eager-eyed intellectual."(1146) This

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    Hale is to Blame

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    to death. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play about how innocent people were killed by false accusations. This play takes place in Salem during 1692. Reverend John Hale arrives from another city n MA to solve the problem about witches in Salem. Reverend John Hale is very intellectual and a naive witch-hunter. Hale is to blame for the killings in Salem because he made many false accusations‚ had power but did not want to ruin his reputation‚ and he did not speak up. Hale made many accusations

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    October 2014 Wind‚ Rain and Hale: The Man Who Took Salem by Storm Reverend John Hale‚ from Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible‚ is a Puritan minister from Beverly who is called to Salem to investigate the accusations of witchery. He plays a significant part within the play and you witness his transformation from [he is transformed from a; you is second person‚ which is informal] seemingly knowledgeable professor of the invisible world to a weeping pile of guilt and regret. Hale goes through [undergoes;

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