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Oct 4, 2024 · First Hale and Proctor disagree over Abigail's accusation against Elizabeth. Later, Hale tries to convince Proctor to save his own life by confessing to the crimes he has been accused of ...
In Act IV, it is he who counsels the accused witches to lie, to confess their supposed sins in order to save their own lives. In his change of heart and subsequent despair, Hale gains the audience’s sympathy but not its respect, since he lacks the moral fiber of Rebecca Nurse or, as it turns out, John Proctor.
Reverend Hale attempts to calm John Proctor down, after Cheever arrives to his home to arrest Elizabeth for witchcraft. He cautions John that blaming the witch trials on Abigail’s thirst for vengeance won’t help his case.
An intelligent man, Hale sees himself as a scientist and philosopher, a kind of physician of the soul. At the beginning of the play he's something of an innocent, taking for granted that the world is black and white and that he, with his expertise, can tell the difference between the two.
When Reverend Hale Sees the Truth. Hale's change of heart, however, stems from his intuition. Ultimately, in the climactic third act, Hale feels that John Proctor is telling the truth. The once-idealistic reverend openly denounces the court, but it is too late.
The arrival of Rev. Hale to the Parris home towards the end of Act 1 reveals him to be a smug, if intelligent, man who calmly explains to the residents of Salem that he can easily identify a witch.
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He is the "spiritual doctor" summoned to evaluate Salem. His job is to diagnose witchcraft if it is present, and then provide a necessary cure through conversion or by removing the "infected" inhabitants from Salem. Hale devotes himself to his faith and his work.
