John Hale

group of girls go dancing in the woods with a slave named Tituba. A minister named Reverend Parris witnessed these girls dancing in the woods. Reverend Parris’s daughter Betty falls into a coma and a witchcraft expert is called by the name of Reverend Hale. This is what starts all of the situations in Salem. Although one would say that the blame falls all on the girls who were dancing in the woods, some would also say the blame is on the minister who caught the girls in the woods.…

The Crucible The most admirable in the play is John Proctor, a local farmer and husband of Elizabeth Proctor. The reason I believed he’s admirable because he took the time to investigate the situation, and did not just take other people’s word for it. He had a lot to lose, it was his wife also being accused. The message Miller portrayed through this character is courage to tell the truth, and stand for what is right and just. John Proctor had an affair with Abigail, and even though that was a…

a loving husband. Hale is talking with Proctor about how he does not attend Church every Sabbath Day like he should. Proctor declares, “I labor the earth from dawn of day to blink of night…” (62). John Proctor is a hard worker, and even if he does not attend church every Sabbath Day, he is well respected among Salem for his hard work. What molds every perfect character into a tragic hero is their own flaw, John’s being his desire for Abigail which leads to an affair. When John is in the…

The Crucible: Film Review The Crucible is a film adaptation of a stage drama. Its main characters are John Proctor, Abigail Williams, Reverend John Hale, Elizabeth Proctor, Reverend Parris, Rebecca and Francis Nurse, and Judge Danforth. It is a story about the Massachusetts village of Salem where a group of girls who fell ill and accusing people of dabbling in witchcraft. It followed a series of people who were falsely accused and were hanged in the gallows. A group of girls gathered in the…

De’Lando Mathis English 3 8th Ms. Hird May 26, 2017 Character Analysis: Reverend Hale. The crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller, in 1952. It is based on certain events surrounding the 1692 witch trials of Salem. He wrote the play to show similarities between unfair witch trials in Salem and the second red scare. Communist, like those in the Salem witch trials, were viewed as a danger to the society. Which led to the naming accusations without basic proof. In the Crucible, Miller shows…

significant change in the character of Reverend Hale. Reverend Hale was introduced to the play to convict people of being witches. As the story progresses, Reverend Hale begins to change into someone else. Reverend Hale shows great abundance of change so that he could possibly help the people of Salem. Then finally Reverend Hale at the end, he was trying to save the people that were falsely being convicted of being a witch. In the beginning, Reverend Hale is introduced because the people of…

reputation centered- mentality of John Proctor, Abigail, Hail in Salem,…

of the unreasonable panic of the Salem trials to comment on the madness of the McCarthy’s time of rules . The reason of these men is appealing and believable to Reverend Hale, but it is the hysteria of the girls' accusations that wins the outcome and Hale removes himself from the proceedings. The true hero of this movie is John Proctor fought heroically for his wife’s freedom, his own freedom,…

ENG3U1 January 22, 2016 John Proctor : The Tragic Hero of The Crucible A tragic hero can be describe as a noble literary character who exhibits a fatal flaw that combined with fate, external forces and pressures leads to the character’s fall from greatness. In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, John Proctor is portrayed as the tragic hero. John Proctor is a noble and well-respected man living in the small town of Salem in…

He shows us this throughout the play. He has lots of traits that make him stand out compared to all other characters. John Proctor stands on what he believes in and has all of the right to. He never lost sight of what matters. Throughout the play John Proctor makes some mistakes. He had an affair with one of the characters, Abigail. He shows his honestly by telling the court this. He also tells her no basically, when she comes back…