order. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, distinct characters take part in the uprising of suspects of witchcraft and the objection of the convictions. A specific character, Reverend John Hale, is an expert in demonic arts and witchcraft. He is also one that provides the acknowledgement to both sides in the play. Reverend Hale is called to Salem to ascertain these reports of witchcraft. As an expert, he is looked upon as a savior to the town. Over the course of Miller’s play, Reverend Hale’s viewpoints
The crucible involves the Salem, witch trials in which is taken place to justify religion and to catch the accused witches. Odd things begin to occur when the Reverend of the village’s daughter becomes ill for an unknown reason. Reverend Parris’s niece Abigail was seen dancing in the woods along with the Reverends daughter Betty. There is no conclusion to why Betty is in a sleep they’re claims that Betty has been bewitched. Reverend does not want to stir the village up with witchcraft because he
character, Reverend Hale, from The Crucible. Reverend Hale has been called to Salem to examine Reverend Parris’s daughter, Betty, for precise signs of the devil. As the play draws out, Hale’s stance on the problem changes and contrasts his initial thought on the matter. Hale is called to Salem to help the people determine the reasoning behind the witchcraft hysteria. He is ideally summoned because of his credentials and knowledge of the world that is invisible to the eye: the
advice? The people of Salem turn to Reverend Hale, a minister from a nearby town, to solve the problem. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Reverend Hale is an intelligent man, and his confidence makes him feel so important that he supports the witch trials. An outsider from another town, Hale eventually turns against the idea behind the witch trials because they were being used to place the blame on innocent people. Parents of the children would ask for Reverend Hale to come and check their daughters
her at the stake, and kill her! These exclamations were said by many people in the town of Salem. The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, talks of the experiences that occurred during this time. The main characters of the play are Reverend Parris, John Proctor, Abigail Williams, and Reverend Hale. The setting of the play is in a quaint little Puritan town known as Salem in Massachusetts. Reverend Parris stumbles his daughter and niece “conjuring spirits” in the forbidden forest. He then has to deal
“We all must love each other now…” (164); this is said by Mary Warren in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. It is said as a reminder that the times are unpredictable; one day someone is innocent and the next a witch. Everyone must bind together against the witch trails. The Crucible takes place in Salem, Massachusetts during the time of the Salem Witch Trials. Through the course of this play many are accused of being witches, and executed, by a group of girls. Miller’s ideas of the trials are expressed
The devil is loose in Salem! Do not fear, for Reverend Jonathan Hale is here to free us from his grasp! Not really, but in The Crucible, Reverend Hale, is seen as a hero, but is he? Arthur Miller does a fantastic job in describing Hale’s role in the story. Since he is motivated to expel all evil from the land, his decision to assist in sending innocent lives to their early graves creates guilt for him by the end of the play. Reverend Hale behaves like he is a vanquisher of all things evil because
In Act I, Reverend Hale demonstrates determination towards the witchcraft situation in the town of Salem, Massachusetts. Hale comes into Salem because of his “expert knowledge” that has been publicized. Hale preaches, “Here is all the invisible world, caught defined, and calculated…we shall find him out if he has come among us and I mean crush him utterly if has shown his face” (Arthur Miller 39). Hale comes in Act one ready to work on the trial. He runs in carrying a bunch of books while asking
Reynolds 9/29/15 American Lit. The Crucible—a Deadly Experiment of Fear Hysteria by definition is a noun that means “exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement, especially among a group of people”. We see humans express these traits during times of panic and fear. A prime example of hysteria would be the Salem witch trials. This event occurred in colonial America and was caused by the fear of witchcraft and satanic worship. In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, we can observe townspeople
A system of government that rules in the name of God often stirs up a faulty society. A society powered within theocracy is dangerous. Theocracy was very relevant in Salem. The author, Arthur Miller, portrayed Reverend Parris to be somewhat stressed out about pleasing the people yet pleasing God at the same time. Parris not only belonged to a community, but something bigger to Salem; Religion. In the very beginning of act one Miller set the tone that theocracy would cause controversy in the Salem