What Role Does Reverend Hale Play In The Crucible

The Crucible is a play about the Salem Witch Trials, which pretty much killed people on the belief that they were using “dark magic.” Spooky am I right. Back to the topic, the Salem Witch Trials dates back to the 1690s. The Salem Witch Trials was pretty much a way for people to either gain revenge or land by accusing the person of witchcraft. Instantly, placed under arrest and sent to a trial that would automatically result in hanging or a punishment. Anyways in the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller Reverend, Hale starts with the confident belief that the church is always right, but towards the end of the play, Hale begins to become doubtful of the church’s beliefs. At the beginning of the play, Reverend Hale starts with the confident belief that the church is the one and only authority that matters. In Act 1, Reverend Hale just arrived in Salem. When Hale meets Parris he commands Parris to take his books which are weighted with “authority.” The authority he mentions is from the reference of the church. Hale acknowledges to Parris, “They must

Reverend Hale’s confidence in the church has eroded to a doubtfulness in the sense of the church’s trueness and jurisdiction. This occurs in Act 4 when Hale believes that John Proctor is not a wizard due to past encounters, but he is still due to hang even through all the evidence that Hale has given the judge, Danforth. Hale pleads with Elizabeth Proctor, “Woman plead with him! What profit him to bleed? Shall the dust praise him? Shall the worms declare his truth?" (Miller 145). The quote recognizes his last attempt at trying to repay for his many sins. Furthermore Hale started as the all-knowing “spiritual doctor” of the church, but towards the conclusion of the play, Hale doesn’t even know if what he is believing in is true to the word of