The Crucible Reverend Hale Essay

The Growth of Mr. Reverend Hale In The Crucible, many of the characters were stagnant and did not change their views on the witch trials. The young girls, such as Abigail and Betty, created the witch story and stood by their story until the end. Most of the townsfolk, including the Putnams, believed in the witch trials and similarly stood by their belief until the very end. Several other townsfolk, usually the ones who were accused of witchcraft such as Proctor and Rebecca Nurse, disagreed completely with the trials and believed they were false from the beginning to the end. On the other hand, one character was different. Throughout the four acts this character develops and changes his opinions about the witch trials. This character, Mr. Reverend Hale, unlike the others over the course of the play changed his views about the whole ordeal. Reverend Hale entered into the play encouraging the start of the witch trials. He was brought in by the minister of the town, Mr. Parris, as an expert on the unnatural studies of witchcraft and all things to do with the devil. Since he had studied extensively on these subjects, his word was taken very seriously in the beginning. However, as the play moved along, it seemed that his word was only taken into account when the opinion agreed with the rest of the town. Mr. Parris called him to investigate his unresponsive daughter; as he …show more content…
However, Mr. Reverend Hale evolved over the course of the play. In the first act, Mr. Hale agreed with the witch trials and even encouraged and started them. In the second and third act however, Mr. Hale started to see contradictions to his moral values and beliefs that occurred in the court. Finally, in the last act, Mr. Hale turned against the court entirely and took action against it. His development over the course of the play, showed his honest and honorable