Author Miller’s famous play, The Crucible, focuses on the infamous witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. During the Salem Witch Trials, 20 “witches” whom were accused and hung for not confessing to the false accusations. Although hundreds of other accusations occurred during the Salem Witch Trials, many avowed to being a witch to save their lives. Throughout the dramatic, trust-breaking and heart-wrenching scenes of The Crucible, Reverend Hale develops from a doctor who strongly believes in his work and witchcraft to questioning the validity of the court for believing the accusations to feeling guilty for perpetuating the hysteria to trying to save a few innocent lives of the town.
To begin the play, in Act I, Hale is a strong believer in witchcraft and his books of magic. On page 1193, Hale says (with a tasty love of intellectual pursuit) With this quote, the reader finds that Hale has a true passion for the supernatural the reader can form a conjecture about Hale - one that suggests that Reverend Hale sees exposing the various forms of the devil as a necessity. Hale talks in such detail and with such knowledge that his words show his passion and love for …show more content…
On page 1217, Hale sees through Abigail’s accusations when he says, This text shows that Hale knows that when well trusted people of the town are being accused of witchcraft, a misconception must be present. Therefore, Hale feels that Abigail’s claims about Elizabeth must be false - at least partially. Consequently, Hale disagrees with the court’s decision to go to court for this case because there is no true evidence. Overall, this shows that Hale begins to question the validity of the accusations and that he starts to stray from his initial beliefs in Act
To begin the play, in Act I, Hale is a strong believer in witchcraft and his books of magic. On page 1193, Hale says (with a tasty love of intellectual pursuit) With this quote, the reader finds that Hale has a true passion for the supernatural the reader can form a conjecture about Hale - one that suggests that Reverend Hale sees exposing the various forms of the devil as a necessity. Hale talks in such detail and with such knowledge that his words show his passion and love for …show more content…
On page 1217, Hale sees through Abigail’s accusations when he says, This text shows that Hale knows that when well trusted people of the town are being accused of witchcraft, a misconception must be present. Therefore, Hale feels that Abigail’s claims about Elizabeth must be false - at least partially. Consequently, Hale disagrees with the court’s decision to go to court for this case because there is no true evidence. Overall, this shows that Hale begins to question the validity of the accusations and that he starts to stray from his initial beliefs in Act