Many people of Salem were accused of being a witch that 19 of them were hanged, which the last three people named Goody Corey, Rebecca Nurse, and John Proctor left a heavy burden on Salem, Massachusetts. One of those people who carried a deep burden was Reverend Hale. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Reverend Hale has failed at saving John Proctor 's life in which his death made Hale to take the Bible in a different way. Hale has changed his Puritan way throughout The Crucible that in the beginning, middle, and end he began to see the Bible in a different way. In the beginning, Hale was a very intelligent man who knew everything about the Bible, God, and the Devil. Hale said, "We shall need hard study if it comes to tracking down
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Before Hale confirmed himself of being independent from the court, he says to John Proctor, "I came into this village like a bridegroom...It is mistaken law that leads you to sacrifice" (69). Hale is at the point of making a decision of being an independent man from the Bible because his faith has died out leaving him to take action at his own will. He demonstrates it fully as he parts away from the court and tells Elizabeth Proctor, "You know, do you not, that I have no connection to the court?" (69). He becomes independent for he, Proctor, and Elizabeth know that they (John and Elizabeth) have been accused with lies throughout the witch trial. Later on Elizabeth starts to talk to John Proctor making him confess that Hale finds hope, "Excellency, it is enough he confess himself. Let him sign, let him sign" (74). He finds hope that Proctor will be saved from being hang as well as Goody Corey and Rebecca Nurse. As he thought that his job was done Proctor rips up the contract. When he does this Hale starts to freak out and pleads to Elizabeth, "Be his helper! - What profit him to bleed...take his shame away?" (76). Hale becomes hopeless on saving John Proctor 's life that he begs for Elizabeth to save his life since he has failed at doing so. This lead to a heavy burden to Hale when John Proctor dies because he realized before that these accusations were full of lies that …show more content…
In the beginning he showed great confidence about his knowledge of the Bible was going to serve well, in the middle he starts to question about it and changes his mind about his belief, which in the end his faith is destroyed leaving a lesson to be learned. The lesson is that not all from what the Bible says is true since the witch trial became full of lies that only lead to sacrificing someone 's life. He parts away from the Bible and goes for what is true based on John Proctor 's response about his belief of witches. This leads to a new path in his life that has been opened to Hale. He then sees the Bible in a more metaphorical way of understanding the truth behind the lies of the witch trials in Salem
Before Hale confirmed himself of being independent from the court, he says to John Proctor, "I came into this village like a bridegroom...It is mistaken law that leads you to sacrifice" (69). Hale is at the point of making a decision of being an independent man from the Bible because his faith has died out leaving him to take action at his own will. He demonstrates it fully as he parts away from the court and tells Elizabeth Proctor, "You know, do you not, that I have no connection to the court?" (69). He becomes independent for he, Proctor, and Elizabeth know that they (John and Elizabeth) have been accused with lies throughout the witch trial. Later on Elizabeth starts to talk to John Proctor making him confess that Hale finds hope, "Excellency, it is enough he confess himself. Let him sign, let him sign" (74). He finds hope that Proctor will be saved from being hang as well as Goody Corey and Rebecca Nurse. As he thought that his job was done Proctor rips up the contract. When he does this Hale starts to freak out and pleads to Elizabeth, "Be his helper! - What profit him to bleed...take his shame away?" (76). Hale becomes hopeless on saving John Proctor 's life that he begs for Elizabeth to save his life since he has failed at doing so. This lead to a heavy burden to Hale when John Proctor dies because he realized before that these accusations were full of lies that …show more content…
In the beginning he showed great confidence about his knowledge of the Bible was going to serve well, in the middle he starts to question about it and changes his mind about his belief, which in the end his faith is destroyed leaving a lesson to be learned. The lesson is that not all from what the Bible says is true since the witch trial became full of lies that only lead to sacrificing someone 's life. He parts away from the Bible and goes for what is true based on John Proctor 's response about his belief of witches. This leads to a new path in his life that has been opened to Hale. He then sees the Bible in a more metaphorical way of understanding the truth behind the lies of the witch trials in Salem