Reverend Hale is an expert on demonic activity and
witchcraft. He has been summoned to help the minister and leaders of the church
determine what to do about the strange behavior of the
girls.
In the beginning, Reverend Hale supported the witch
trials, but later he changed his mind:
He was one of the most prominent and influential
clergymen associated with the witch trials, and is most noted as having initially
supported the trials, and then changing his mind, publishing a critique of
them.
Reverend Hale begins
looking in every home for witches. He seems to be level headed, but when innocent people
are comdemned as witches, he begans to realize the error of the leaders
ways.
Reverend Hale believes John Proctor is innocent. He
pleads with Elizabeth to convince John to claim he is a involved in witchcraft and to
deny the devil. Then he will be saved. Of course, Elizabeth determines she will not
because John finally has his goodness. She will not take that from John. John Proctor
hangs.
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