John Hale‚ from the Crucible Dynamic‚ Reverend John Hale needs only this one word to describe him. That is what separates Hale from any other character in the Crucible‚ while most characters are entirely static‚ with the exception of Elizabeth. That is why I consider him to be the best‚ and most flushed out character in the Crucible. In this report I will describe and analyze the character of John Hale and try show why his is the best character in the Crucible. In the first paragraph I will
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The Era October 12th‚1868 Ashley Rivera The new Black Code laws made by President Johnson. “Free blacks are only allowed to work as farmers or servants.” Says one of the landowners in the South. Black Codes By Ashley Rivera Slavery is a main problem socially‚ economically‚ and politically and has changed the lives of so many people. It caused so many problems so why not just end
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is “Cleave to no faith when faith brings blood” is one of the points that Reverend Hale is trying to make which basically states that; stay with no religion aka “Faith” if it means to hurt others. Where he doesn’t believe in a faith that promotes making others suffer or the act of doing something wrong. When it does do so‚ it is when it ceases to be a religion. Although I feel like Hale’s logic isn’t entirely accurate. Hale is basically stating that a religion must be in his definition “pure” of all
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller the character Hale goes through a transformation unlike any other character. He is a good honest man looking to solve the issue of witchcraft in the town of Salem. Hale is new to the town and doesn’t know much about the people that live there. Hale has come with no prejudices and seeks only the truth. He is considered the expert on witchcraft as many of the townspeople have the highest respects for him. Once Reverend Parris suspected witchery in the town of
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The struggle of Reverend John Hale is that he was transformed emotionally throughout the times of lies and treachery as he goes from unbiased accuser‚ to uncertain power‚ to defender of the accuser. This connects to Arthur Miller’s reason for writing this play because in 1952 the same thing was going on but in this case it was McCarthyism which is a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54
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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
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In The Crucible (1953)‚ author‚ Arthur Miller brings to life many decisions that drag a respectable man to the noose. This play‚ based on the history of the Salem Witch Trials that occurred in Salem Massachusetts in 1692‚ though not completely true‚ does follow the basic line of events. This line of events begins with curious young girls who are caught dancing in the forest by the Puritan reverend of the community‚ Reverend Parris. An effort to contain the events by Reverend Parris‚ Parris’s niece
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Hale changes-- although he does not lose faith in Puritanism‚ he does lose faith in the court and the ideals of the society in Salem. Hale arrives as an educated religious scholar who is brought to find the truth behind the witchery. He means well but ends up turning from the court and becomes incapable of stopping the executions. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ Reverend Hale was able to use his intelligence to save himself from falling into adopting the perspective of justice of society. By being
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In the entry from the 2 of January‚ 1944 Anne was reading some of her old diary entries and noticed one about mummy. In that diary entry Anne was mad at her mother. She didn’t like her mother at the time. First in the entry she found she saw the word hate and she thought “Anne‚ is it really you who mentioned hate?” She said that “she was furious with mummy and sometimes is now.” While she’s reading this she thought”..... It is certainly understandable that she made me snap.” In the entry it says
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rising of the sun is symbolic for a new beginning or enlightenment. This statement foretells of the enlightenment and transformation Reverend Hale undergoes throughout the course of the play. Depicted at first as a strong intellect‚ one can see that he undergoes a catharsis due to his compassionate and benevolent nature seen towards the end of the play. When Reverend Hale is first introduced to the play‚ he is portrayed as a knowledgeable and educated character with a strong sense of will and arrogance
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