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Character analysis of Revern Hale in the Crucible


            Sometimes, people discover a fact that changes their entire position on something they have been defending all along. However, most of the time, whenever this occurs, it is too late to change anyone else's mind. In The Crucible, Reverend Hale discovers that Abigail is lying. Unfortunately, it is to late to convince anyone about his findings.
             To ask for assistance in the witch-hunt, Reverend Paris calls Reverend Hale to Salem. Hale eagerly accepts this task and when Miller first introduces him, describes Hale as a "tight-skinned, eager-eyed intellectual. This is a beloved errand for him; on being called here to ascertain witchcraft he has felt the pride of the specialist whose unique knowledge has at last been publicly called for." Hale, at first, is enthusiastically absorbed in finding suspected witches and questioning them. However, once he meets John Proctor and Abigail, Hale begins to question the validity of the presence of witches in Salem at all.
             As the trial begins, Hale begins to change his mind about witches being present in Salem. In the climactic trial scene, Hale finally crosses over completely to those opposing the witch-hunt: "I believe [Proctor]! [Abigail] has always struck me false!" Here, Hale goes with his gut feeling, ignoring all the facts that he has learned from books. This is a complete turn around for Hale because at first he was enthusiastic over the witch-hunt. Regrettably, it is too late for him to save all the suspected witches because Danforth and the theocracy have no interest in seeing their proceedings exposed as a sham. .
             The failure of Hale's attempts to turn the tide of the trials causes the once-confident Hale to change into a broken man. As his belief in witchcraft falters, so does his faith in the law. Hale begins to counsel the accused witches to confess their supposed sins in order to save their own lives. "Let you not mistake your duty as I mistook my own.


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