Analyzing the character of Reverend Hale

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Analyzing the character of Reverend Hale

Mr Reverend Hale had a very controversial role in moving the story to

the end how it had happened. Beside the other three main characters:

Mr Proctor, Elizabeth and Abigail he was fourth biggest person who

influenced the happenings the most. However, while the main characters

played a kind of a passive role, he always wanted to be in the middle

of attention. He was a very proud man, but naïve as well. He though

that himself is an expert in the mysterious world of witches. “a

tight-skinned, eager-eyed intellectual. This is a beloved errand for

him; on being called here to ascertain witchcraft he has felt the

pride of the specialist whose unique knowledge has at last been

publicly called for.

This bad self-conscious brought to attention the witchcraft. The role

of his character is a good example how a not completely reliable

person can mislead a whole community. Mr Hale played a crucial part in

starting the witch trials and initiating the madness in the town of

Salem.

Though, he was the one who accused the girls of being witches and

trying to get their testimony, he was always seeking the truth. He did

not intend to make such a huge conflict between the villagers. Abigail

used his willingness of believing in mystic creatures like witches,

she realized that he can be misled easily. Moreover, through his

convincing personality everybody in the town can be misled, too.

Therefore, the madness was partly happened due to his intervention,

because the others should have not listened or believed to him.

Hale’s goodness and naivety was shown through his enlightenment. After

he had realized his wrong decision, he strived for persuading all the

innocent citizens to confess cooperation with the evil that they

obviously had never done. He did not take into account the people’s

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