How Does Hale Show Corruption In The Crucible

In the crucible Arthur Miller describe corruption surrounding the Salem witch trials during the 1600’s, I feel he used the character pf Rev.Hale to show how a person’s personality changes due to paranoia. But Arthur achieved the purpose by character making rev hale a well-rounded ma he looks for justice so in the beginning of the play he is requested to come to Salem. Reverend Hale’s job is to diagnose witchcraft if it is present, Rev Hale loves what he does for a living. As I read the book, you can tell Hale dedicates a lot of time and effort into his work.
Reverend Hale is like spiritual doctor trying to find a cure that is most significant at this point in time. During the beginning of the book Reverend Hale enters Reverend Paris’s house. And encounters his first patient, Tituba is Reverend Parris slave from Barbados and she is being accused of witchcraft. Throughout the book Reverend Hale has good intentions towards all those who are accused. And he has a genuine desire to help all those that have been accused of witchcraft. …show more content…
And he gets lazy and starts taking evidence from the people of Salem rather than sticking to what he knows and investigating it himself. Towards the middle of the book Hale makes a few incorrect judgments and a couple of inaccurate convictions. But he later realizes his fought and try’s to come back and correct them. During court, Hale is the only member of the court that questions there authority, Hale sees the lies that Abigail and the accusers are telling, He realizes his faults and now he is trying to strive for