To be called a hero is considered by many people to be an honor. Superheroes like the Avengers, Superman, and the X-Men were admired for their courageous and noble actions that rescued people from dreadful situations. Modern day heroes such as Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, and FDR were regarded because of their drive to make the world a better place for others, but their lives typically end in tragedy. A holy man went against his religion in order to save the lives of people he had caused to be condemned to death. The revolution in this man's mind was his crucible in having to become the hero the people needed, but it also led to the tragedy of the breakdown of his religious code to do the right thing. This man's actions earlier in his life
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Faith was of the utmost importance in a man like Hale’s life, who lived in a theocracy. To the people in his town Hale was the most important public figure because of this, so his faith must be the strongest of the rabble. Hale was someone who would have seeked out answers instead of having listened only to the judgements of others. The reverend searched for his own opinion when he talked to the good holy people of Salem, such as Rebecca Nurse. Reverend Hale’s caring was shown when he tried to check to defend the people of Salem against the judges. ”Giles:’ You'll find other Christians that you plow on Sunday if the truth be known’ Hale: ‘Your Honor, I cannot think you may judge a man on such evidence.’”(Miller 91). Hale’s defense for the people from the Judges showed his caring nature and his desire to stop any injustice from happening. Hale shows true righteousness at the end of The Crucible when he goes against his religion. “Why, it is simple, I come to do the Devil's work. I come to counsel Christians that they should belie they should belie themselves. His sarcasm collapses. There is blood on my head! Can you not see the blood on my hands”(Miller 131)!! Hale had learned what's going on was wrong and was ready to burn in hell to save the people he helped …show more content…
Witchcraft and the red scare of McCarthyism can go hand in hand. For witchcraft, the people were scared of magic and that the devil would have tried to end their good Christian community. For communism, the people were scared of the thought of a dirty communist to try and change their democratic lifestyle. There are also similarities in the way people who were accused were treated. The people who would have been accused, whether it be communism or witchcraft, were essentially blacklisted from their community, they were jailed, and in the case of witchcraft hanged. In both cases, nobody accused had ever actually been a communist or a witch. Hale and McCarthy are similar in some regards. Hale and McCarthy both started the chain of events that led to their downfall. Also the two men had created books about the topic that they had instigated. Hale’s redeeming actions at the end of the Crucible felt like Arthur Miller tried to convey that McCarthy should have apologized for the accusations against the people he condemned to
Faith was of the utmost importance in a man like Hale’s life, who lived in a theocracy. To the people in his town Hale was the most important public figure because of this, so his faith must be the strongest of the rabble. Hale was someone who would have seeked out answers instead of having listened only to the judgements of others. The reverend searched for his own opinion when he talked to the good holy people of Salem, such as Rebecca Nurse. Reverend Hale’s caring was shown when he tried to check to defend the people of Salem against the judges. ”Giles:’ You'll find other Christians that you plow on Sunday if the truth be known’ Hale: ‘Your Honor, I cannot think you may judge a man on such evidence.’”(Miller 91). Hale’s defense for the people from the Judges showed his caring nature and his desire to stop any injustice from happening. Hale shows true righteousness at the end of The Crucible when he goes against his religion. “Why, it is simple, I come to do the Devil's work. I come to counsel Christians that they should belie they should belie themselves. His sarcasm collapses. There is blood on my head! Can you not see the blood on my hands”(Miller 131)!! Hale had learned what's going on was wrong and was ready to burn in hell to save the people he helped …show more content…
Witchcraft and the red scare of McCarthyism can go hand in hand. For witchcraft, the people were scared of magic and that the devil would have tried to end their good Christian community. For communism, the people were scared of the thought of a dirty communist to try and change their democratic lifestyle. There are also similarities in the way people who were accused were treated. The people who would have been accused, whether it be communism or witchcraft, were essentially blacklisted from their community, they were jailed, and in the case of witchcraft hanged. In both cases, nobody accused had ever actually been a communist or a witch. Hale and McCarthy are similar in some regards. Hale and McCarthy both started the chain of events that led to their downfall. Also the two men had created books about the topic that they had instigated. Hale’s redeeming actions at the end of the Crucible felt like Arthur Miller tried to convey that McCarthy should have apologized for the accusations against the people he condemned to