In Act I Reverend Hale first arrives in Salem, He brings many books to back up his theories on witchcraft. Hale enters Salem with the belief that he is Gods messenger and he is there to drive out all the witches from the province. He is seen as the greatest intellect that the people can turn to in this, their time of need. It says in the book that, " Mr. Hale is nearing forty, a tight-skinned, eager-eyed intellectual." (30) Hale is part of the court in Sal

In Act III Hale starts to change his believes in the court system in Salem. He starts to see the true dishonesty in the girls and how their lies have lead to such chaos. Hale starts to see that many honest, respected townsfolk were being sentenced and hung. Then Hale's conscience starts to affect him. Hale knows that the trails are bad, but he is a man of the court and does not wish to overthrow it. Hale's conscience overwhelms his current duty as a person of the court and he starts to help those who have been wrongly accused. At then end of the Act a respected man, John Proctor, is taken and blamed of witchcraft. Hale knows that John and the others have been falsely accused and says, " I denounce these proceedings, I quit this court!" (110)

Hale changes many times throughout the play. He starts as a man who knows nothing of his surroundings, but only what he holds in his books. The thing that Hal

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