Irrational occurrences lead to chaos, such as when humanity is subjected to its greatest fear such as witchcraft, which results in humanity’s mind slowly corrupting itself by illogical solutions. Arthur Miller's novel, The Crucible, depicts how the town of Salem, Massachusetts crumbles to witchcraft due to grudges held by its inhabitants. Throughout the novel, various characters change significantly due to the consequences of witchcraft. Similar to how humanity changes its actions based on the perspective they take to assess the situation, eventually humanity becomes capable of breaking off from a narrow mindset once the full picture is revealed. Reverend Hale changes his previous perspective and mindset on witchcraft, to a more realistic
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He assures the citizens of Salem about his credibility in his field of witchcraft. "The Devil is precise-the marks of his presence are as definite as stone" (Arthur Miller 38). “The marks” illustrate how anything peculiar that occurs in Salem immediately is associated with the work of the devil. The adults of Salem quickly associated the abnormal behavior of the girls with the devil as this is the only logical solution in their minds. The puritans in Salem have grown up believing that the devil is mastermind behind sinful actions. “Definite as stone” emphasizes the point that there is not any superstition involved with the existence of witchcraft. As an authoritative figure, his words carry weight, and when he ascertains that the devil and witchcraft are real, he causes people to believe that witchcraft is the only possible explanation for the supposedly supernatural problem that they are encountering. This action demonstrates Hale’s personality about his beliefs regarding the devil’s work, which reveal that he is a Christian with strong beliefs. “His presence” illustrates how his judgment is clouded as he is thinking as a Christian due to him believing in the devil, which …show more content…
Hale arrives at the gallows in order to save as many innocent Christians who all have been condemned due to the crime of witchcraft. "Why it is all simple. I come to the Devil's work, I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves...Can you not see the blood on my head!" (Miller 131). Hale feels guilty of his actions which caused many people to die. “Blood on my head” demonstrates how the innocent citizens of Salem who all died haunt Hale as he was the one who signed their death warrants. “Devil’s work” demonstrates how Hale is saving people who were deemed to be anti-Christ, which makes him seem like the devil as he is trying to save the condemned. “Counsel Christians” illustrates how Hale is trying save the remaining people to make up for his sins. The people who are in the gallows are still Christians as they were wrongly convicted and Hale is the only one who realizes this. The court fails to do so and still people the people who are in the gallows have sided with the devil. This demonstrates Hale has lost faith in his beliefs as the court has corrupted the very beliefs that Hale lives by. Due to the court being blind to the vengeance in Salem, Hale leaves and returns with a new set of beliefs that he sets for himself, which illustrates how he has changed from the beginning. His new beliefs assure him that admitting to his past mistake and trying to
He assures the citizens of Salem about his credibility in his field of witchcraft. "The Devil is precise-the marks of his presence are as definite as stone" (Arthur Miller 38). “The marks” illustrate how anything peculiar that occurs in Salem immediately is associated with the work of the devil. The adults of Salem quickly associated the abnormal behavior of the girls with the devil as this is the only logical solution in their minds. The puritans in Salem have grown up believing that the devil is mastermind behind sinful actions. “Definite as stone” emphasizes the point that there is not any superstition involved with the existence of witchcraft. As an authoritative figure, his words carry weight, and when he ascertains that the devil and witchcraft are real, he causes people to believe that witchcraft is the only possible explanation for the supposedly supernatural problem that they are encountering. This action demonstrates Hale’s personality about his beliefs regarding the devil’s work, which reveal that he is a Christian with strong beliefs. “His presence” illustrates how his judgment is clouded as he is thinking as a Christian due to him believing in the devil, which …show more content…
Hale arrives at the gallows in order to save as many innocent Christians who all have been condemned due to the crime of witchcraft. "Why it is all simple. I come to the Devil's work, I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves...Can you not see the blood on my head!" (Miller 131). Hale feels guilty of his actions which caused many people to die. “Blood on my head” demonstrates how the innocent citizens of Salem who all died haunt Hale as he was the one who signed their death warrants. “Devil’s work” demonstrates how Hale is saving people who were deemed to be anti-Christ, which makes him seem like the devil as he is trying to save the condemned. “Counsel Christians” illustrates how Hale is trying save the remaining people to make up for his sins. The people who are in the gallows are still Christians as they were wrongly convicted and Hale is the only one who realizes this. The court fails to do so and still people the people who are in the gallows have sided with the devil. This demonstrates Hale has lost faith in his beliefs as the court has corrupted the very beliefs that Hale lives by. Due to the court being blind to the vengeance in Salem, Hale leaves and returns with a new set of beliefs that he sets for himself, which illustrates how he has changed from the beginning. His new beliefs assure him that admitting to his past mistake and trying to