The Reverend

was often criticized by the crowd for committing adultery, she never accepted to take in those words to bring her down. She wasn’t afraid to show her scarlet letter “A” to the crowd because she wanted to affirm to her mistakes. On the contrary, Reverend Dimmesdale never owned up to the punishment that Hester had to suffer through alone. Dimmesdale didn’t reveal to the crowd his secret until his last moments of death. It’s a bit ironic how Hester managed to stay strong and endured all this…

leaders with power sometimes did not have the same intentions or agreed on some trials. In the play Reverend Hale, Judge Danforth, and Reverend Parris use their authority in different ways during the Salem the way they want it: Reverend Hale is more empathetic, Danforth is a rule follower, and Reverend Parris is self-serving when using power. Reverend Hale used his authority in a very empathetic way. Reverend Hale was a character in the play that used his authority to help the community as a…

Definition). Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is in an extreme state of distress and unhappiness. This miserable state can be traced back to his shame from his romantic encounter with Ms. Hester Prynne. Dimmesdale eventually becomes physically and mentally sick from his shame and guilt. This essay will use a combination of psychoanalytical and ecocritical lenses to analyze Dimmesdale’s sickness in The Scarlet Letter, leading up to his death. In the beginning of Dimmesdale’s sickness, the reverend…

The crucible symbolizes a trial of good and evil based on the scientific definition of measuring how pure something is. The outcome being to single out the bad people from the good. Reverend Hale acts as a guilt-ridden figure seeking redemption for his wrongdoings. He is a man of moral integrity. Who is at first naïve and misguided but later becomes distrusting of the court and realizes the court is corrupted and his beliefs shift to perceiving life as the greatest importance. Through the use…

Crucible Reverend John Hale changes in character and his beliefs about the Salem witch trials. After speaking with John Proctor and reviewing evidence from the girls Mr.Hale has suspicions about the witch allegations during the novel. Reverend Hale is of course a reverend from Massachusetts who is an expert on witchcraft and is called to Salem to settle this witch conflict. When Reverend Hale arrives he is convinced there is witchcraft in Salem so he kind of starts investigating. Reverend Hale…

Reverend Hale, a specialist in witchcraft, and a very eager eyed intellectual, comes to Salem, to get to the bottom of the chaos occurring in this small town of Puritan people. He is a man that firmly believes in the devil and believes that there is a society of spirits beyond our ken. During Hale’s time in Salem, he is able to really discover the truth behind every action that ends up occurring, and why things happen the way they do. Reverend Hale plays a purpose in Arthur Miller’s play,…

witchcraft and to demolish its presence from any town. As witchcraft was assumed to be present around Salem, Hale had stayed and took part of the ongoing witch trial. Hale was a second voice to the court and many admired him and his work. I assume that Reverend Parris was quite interested in Hale by the way he had acted in his first meeting with him. Although he was a young doctor, Hale had an increasing reputation among Salem and was respected within the community. When the witch trials began,…

plea asking the Earl of Dartmouth for a favor which is to granted the freedom amongst all blacks who reside in the colonies and in return the happiness he will receive from God in granting freedom. Two years later, Wheatley composes a Letter to the Reverend Samson Occom, which a document questioning the integrity of Christian ministers who maintain a double standard by preaching “how natural rights are the rights all humans should enjoy regardless…

matter to a full extent. Three characters name John Proctor, Judge Danforth, and Reverend Parris lived up to their name in Salem and Puritan Society. Any unethical behavior these men were involved in can jeopardize their well-known reputation. John Proctor is willing to take any measure means necessary to be known as a Good Samaritan, Judge Danforth see himself doing the right thing as an eminent judge, and Reverend Parris puts religion ahead of innocents so people…

Scarlett letter novel there are many secrets that take place. Most of them in the story lead up to something worse and people get badly treated by them. The main secrets that change the entire story is when Hester is asked not to reveal the identity of Reverend Dimmesdale, also not revealing Chillingsworth’s identity, but mainly the secret sin of adultery. The whole novel is revolving around Dimmesdale and Hester but Dimmesdale has his identity as a sinner/lover hidden from the public. For…