Confession Of Hale From The Crucible

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Hale is an intelligent, spiritual doctor that helps Salem find if witchcraft is present in the town. He does his finest to prove to others who is guilty and who is innocent. He has passion in his job which requires him to find a cure to help those under witchcraft. The passion he has keeps him determined to discovering the truth behind these witchcraft events. Certain evidence that lets him qualify concern of witchcraft is the confession of Tituba, the slave of Parris, she confesses to having done witchcraft on the girls and having them do a ritual, leading them to dance around a boiling pot and sell their soul to the demon. Hale has good intentions and is motivated by these confessions to cure those that are affected by

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