The Character Transition of Reverend John Hale

ons, Hale accuses Tituba, John and Elizabeth Proctor, and the other people in Salem of witchcraft. Hale tries to save the life of John Proctor and tries to do everything he can to accomplish that.

At the end of the play, Hale takes a large part in defending the accused people of Salem. Hale would rather not put himself in a situation where he has no say in it and where he cannot help. He decides to stand up for what he believes in and for what is right. When Hale comes into town, when John Proctor is already sentenced to death, he says to Elizabeth Proctor, "I would save your husband's life, for if he is taken, I count myself his murderer. When the court is accusing John Proctor, Hale intrudes and says, "Your honor, I cannot think you may judge the man on such evidence. When Proctor attempts to confess, Hale says to Danforth, "Excellency, it is enough he confess himself. Hale makes John recite the Ten Commandments and Hale says he does not accuse Elizabeth, but it appears he was thinking about it. " It is odd that in Act II, Hale accuses John with the same thing the court does, the fact that John does not go to church, and now Hale defends him.