the crucible
During the Salem witch trials of 1692, many innocent people die as a cause of being accused of witchcraft. In this time period where people believe the most obscure and inconsequential stories, it is common sense for them to believe in witchery. One author named Arthur Miller, docuemented these trials in a play called The Crucible. His objective is not just to document on these events but also to compare them to those of his era, which were the communist trials of the 1950's. In his play, he distinctly describes, one character, named Reverend Hale. Rev. Hale is sent to Salem to remedy the crisis of the so-called "witchcraft" in the town. He is made one of the judges in the many trials and persecutes over sixty people and sends many more to jail. Throughout the story he completes a cycle called the maturation process. He goes from being a judge with an iron fist, to a compassionate person, who sees that the people of Salem are good. Rev. Hale comes to Salem as a form of authority in witchcraft; He changes significantly in the beginning, the middle, and the end. Hale is viewed as a god exorcising the witches of the Devil; He is a pertinent part in the cases of witchcraft. Hale is called to Salem by Rev. Parris to inspect
Sometimes what is appeared to be a so simple and permeable belief turns out to be the most outlandish thing ever heard of. Even though the communist trials of the 1950's are so far from those of 1692, they are alike in many ways. Miller tries to prove that history does repeat itself, and though some might think that our civilization is so much more advanced analyzing it would prove to differ. Reverend Hale is a great example of this because his beliefs totally changed from believing that anyone could be capable of witchcraft to being almost a joke of these honest faithful people to have any type of contact with the devil. themselves. His sarcasm collapses. There is blood on my head! Can you not see the blood on my head "(Miller 131)!! Hale finally realizes what he has to do and decides to tell Danforth that he no longer believes as the court does, and instead of finding evil in Salem they have created it by sending so many people to their death and many others to jail. touched the metal. But Parris came, and for twenty week he preach nothing' but golden candlesticks until he had them. I labor the earth from dawn of day to blink of night, and I tell you true, when I look to heaven and see my money glaring at his elbows it hurt my prayer, sir, it hurt my prayer. I think, sometimes, the man dreams cathedrals, not clapboard meetin' houses" (Miller 65). Hale sees this and stops to think that these people might be really teling the truth, and the ones lying are those depicted to be holy by the rest of the town. Throughout the story Hale begins to see the truth in these people; He sees who the evil people are, but is not sure what to do about it. He decides to visit some of the future accused witches of Salem. The Nurses, and the Proctors are two families mentioned throughout the trials. He goes to the houses of th
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Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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