The Diary of Reverend Hale Act 1 (Descriptive) . I can’t help but feel out of place in this town‚ my every public move watched by people by the dozen. I feel like a complete foreigner in my own land‚ the townsfolk were bitter‚ cold and unwelcoming. It felt like there was something here‚ a spooky vibe radiating of every little thing. The town belonged in a book not a thing out of place‚ not a drunk to be scene‚ it was every preachers dream. My first
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the Crucible there is evidence that the character Reverend John Hale undergoes evaluation within his own beliefs and those that others tell him. In Acts I and II he strongly believes everything that the court‚ the girls and Reverend Parris tells him. But as the play continues his belief in what those in the village says starts to deteriorate‚ and his own beliefs start to arise. Throughout Acts I and II the reader sees Reverend John Hale’s firm belief that there are witches in Salem. When he
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Cindy Chacon 3CP English Mrs. Hagan 10-25-10 Torn What happens when a person’s places his whole-hearted trust in someone he has been completely wrong about? A good example of this‚ in Arthur Miller’s four-act play The Crucible‚ happens when Reverend John Hale finds himself in a community entwined with lies‚ deceit‚ and betrayal. The play starts out in Salem‚ Massachusetts when a group of girls are discovered dancing in the woods at night. The girls’ actions lead the local town’s people
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town‚ causing an uproar. Reverend John Hale is called to prove or disprove these rumors‚ gaining the power to save or ruin the lives of many. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ Hale is a very honorable man. When he first arrives in Salem‚ Hale‚ contrary to the township’s belief‚ doesn’t think that witches have invaded the town. As the play progresses‚ he decides that witches are just a figment of the people’s imagination; that they are not real. It is evident that Hale is very persistent about witches
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John Hale‚ from the Crucible Dynamic‚ Reverend John Hale needs only this one word to describe him. That is what separates Hale from any other character in the Crucible‚ while most characters are entirely static‚ with the exception of Elizabeth. That is why I consider him to be the best‚ and most flushed out character in the Crucible. In this report I will describe and analyze the character of John Hale and try show why his is the best character in the Crucible. In the first paragraph I will
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John Hale‚ from the Crucible Dynamic‚ Reverend John Hale needs only this one word to describe him. That is what separates Hale from any other character in the Crucible‚ while most characters are entirely static‚ with the exception of Elizabeth. That is why I consider him to be the best‚ and most flushed out character in the Crucible. In this report I will describe and analyze the character of John Hale and try show why his is the best character in the Crucible. In the first paragraph I will analyze
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A morally ambiguous character who I thought played a pivotal role in the Salem witch hunt was Reverend John Hale. At first‚ Hale was completely convinced that the witchcraft occurring in Salem was in fact reality and was determined to get rid of it whatever way possible. He was constantly researching the source of witchcraft itself and how to destroy it. He investigated Betty Parris and the Putnam’s daughter to gather clues and evidence as to why these events are happening. He also talks with
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The struggle of Reverend John Hale is that he was transformed emotionally throughout the times of lies and treachery as he goes from unbiased accuser‚ to uncertain power‚ to defender of the accuser. This connects to Arthur Miller’s reason for writing this play because in 1952 the same thing was going on but in this case it was McCarthyism which is a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54
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Reverend john hale and I “Excellency this child’s gone wild.”is a quote that was said by Reverend John Hale in the story The Crucible. This was said right before he quit the court for hanging inacents. Reverend John Hale is a which expert that was called in to salem for there which issues.Reverend John Hale goes buy Reverend Hale and he end up doubting himself and quitting the court. Reverend Hale and I are similar in personality because we both are sympathetic‚self confident‚ and rational. Both
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character of Jon Hale. The Crucible was a trying affair on the small town of Salem. During this event a man came to the town of Salem‚ this man was Reverend Hale. Hale was crucial in the interpretation of these “satanic” works. He was the one of the first people to openly believe the witchcraft and one of the few to end up openly opposing it as well. Where the whole town fell to mass hysteria‚ believing that the devil‚ Hale was one of the few with the resolve to oppose this madness. Reverend Hale is a just
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