Reverend Hale Changes In The Crucible

He doesn’t lose his faith in his religion, but he does lose all of his faith in witchcraft. Hale Changes. Hale is the only character through the whole play that starts out believing that witchcraft was really true and then didn’t believe in it at all. The other characters either denied or never really believed in it. Reverend Hale was the only person that gave an apology for the deaths of innocent people. None of the others that was responsible for the deaths did not give an apology. Hale had very much feelings for all of the people's death.
When Hale came to Salem, his heavy books gave him confidence.”They must be; they are weighted with authority” (Miller, 1279). By Act II, he begins to change in his belief, that what he has brought to

Salem, was just an opinion. Throughout the play, Hale does not change his faith with God, but changes with the belief of witchcraft. When he “quits the court”, he does not change his view of God, but he has realized that much is done in the name of God that has nothing to do with righteousness.
Hale has tested his faith in God.

Because he is forced to accept that his beliefs have been messed with and realizes that he has sent people to their deaths, he loses faith in the law and questions his faith in God. Arthur Miller put many events into the story and tells about Hale’s mindset. In the middle of Act I, Hale comes and what he is called by the townspeople “The truth seeker”. Hale is called upon to determine what sort of witchcraft is going on. Hale arrives admired by the people who wants him to calm this nonsense of witchcraft down. He understands he being led toward the conclusion of witchcraft by the town’s wrong doings. He also begins to see a weakness in the position of the townspeople of Salem and tries to not let common things be the support for his

diagnosis.
Hale is traveling around the town, going from house-to-house, searching for accused women to warn them that their names have been mentioned in the court. Soon, Hale finds himself standing at the Proctor home “No--no, I come of my own, without the court’s authority. Hear me. I know not if you are aware, but your wife’s name is--mentioned in the court” (Miller, 1299). At this moment, Hale sees a different view on the whole situation. Hale was only provided evidence that witchcraft was occurring in the town. Now that he has visited the Proctor’s home, he finds more support for his suspicion of the girls claims, as finds the truth in the words of John Proctor.
No longer believing that Abby and the other girls was correct, Hale finally opens his eyes to the new possibility that those who confessed did it for the sake of not being hung. Hale sees the honesty in Procter and believes he is able to trust his word, and at last not be as closed minded about the witchcraft situation in Salem. Abigail and her crew are now in court. Danforth may not be recognizing the lies of the children, but Hale became convinced that the claims of the children are fake. Hale is becoming frustrated with this all and fed up with the lies of the girls.
He can see the lack of truthfulness in all of the testimonies and court appearances of the girls.

Later, Hale stands up for his belief in the innocence of the victims even though they have been forced to admit their guilt. He starts to realize that the court although, apparently truthful and fair, can be misleading and forceful in finding the guilt or of a person depending on what the court desires. Hale has no belief that any of those in the town are bewitched. As Hale stands and awaits the death of Proctor, he knows that Proctor has done nothing wrong. There is no doubt in his mind that witchcraft is not in the town of

Salem.
Hale now sees that many have died without cause and that those who have been hanged, even Giles Corey who died by being stoned, were innocent. Hale stands before the man who opened his eyes to more than pretense and lies. He is now looking at the one man who changed his belief in the existence of witchcraft in Salem. Hale begs Elizabeth to plead with Proctor to save him “Woman, plead with him!” (Miller, 1358). Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are then led to hang. Hale now has a great feeling of regret that he didn’t effect and help save the town from the childish lies that killed so many. Hale was one of the many of the characters that has changed a lot throughout the whole play. Hale changes from a knowledgeable character, to a courageous and defender of justice.