Reverend Hale’s Changing Views
Very much like King Henry the IV who killed anyone he so desires had much power and used it loosely. King Henry was one of the most powerful people during the time. He used his power often to kill people he did not like or oppose. Likewise the play “The Crucible” by also shows power being abused to get people kill in their means or desires. The characters of this play are very interesting. There is the power abusing Abigail, the two-sided John Proctor, stubborn Mr. Danforth, and the uneasy Parris. But most interesting is Reverend Hale. From Act one Reverend Hale changes continuing through Act four about his opinions of witchcraft, the role of the church, and the beliefs of the court system.
By the first Act Reverend Hale changes drastically from Act one to Act four. Now the things that change are the thought on the church and the thoughts on the innocent people. “Is every defense an attack upon the court? Can no one-?” Reverend Hale pg 185. “Excellency it is a natural lie to tell; I beg you stop now before another is condemned. I may shut my conceit to it no more…” Reverend Hale pg 195. Hale finally finds that the people could possibly be innocent. He tells Mr. Danforth that every person who is accused that tries to speak on their defense is an attack on the court. Now he finds that all the things the girls are saying aren’t adding up to be right. He then realizes that they must be innocent.
Reverend Hale completely changes on his thoughts on who were innocent. Hale was realizing that mainly the people on the court were innocent. “I believe him! (Pointing at Abigail) This girl has always struck me false! She has-.” Reverend Hale pg 195. “Excellency, this child’s gone wild!” This text evidence explains that he is changing his mind on the views of the court and the people are innocent. Reverend Hale sees through Abigail and tries to tell the court that she is a fake. Before he was very direct and precise on who was a witch and...