In The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller in 1953, the character Reverend Hale seemed to be the only one with his head screwed on straight. While the whole town was buzzing about witchcraft, Hale knew his boundaries when it came to religious beliefs. When he was called to town as a spiritual doctor, no matter what was happening in court, he made his opinion clear. Reverend Hale was the most reasonable out of the bunch, but his honesty also lead him to be vulnerable. Although Reverend Hale came to the town with confidence that he would fix their problems, he would find himself mixed into the unsolvable confusion. When Hale first came to town, the first objective was to cure Betty. When the books that Hale swore by did not have the answers Reverend Parris was looking for, witchcraft was tossed around as a possibility. We see throughout the play, the Hale did feed into the myth of the devil. It was towards the end of the play, Hale doubts the confessions when John Proctor pointed out that these women had no choice but to confess, if dying was the consequence of telling the truth. Reverend Hale was torn by his beliefs and his religion, and it had to come down to one when Abigail's fibs were filling the town of Salem. …show more content…
One of the first things he learns, is the dance in the woods that Tituba conducted. When Hale is convinced he has saved Tituba from the devil, that is when Abby’s long chain of lies begins. Hale believes that Tituba has been taken by the devil, but her confession will lead her to god. This is when Abigail realizes she can save herself by lying. Unfortunately, Hale has no idea he has been manipulated by Abigail and all of the girls. As time goes on, Abigail will sacrifice innocent lives just to keep her name clean, and Hale will sit on the side lines watching it all