"Which, Witch"
             John Hale is the minister of Beverly, who has been summoned to discover and rid supposed witchcraft in the town of Salem, Mass. Before the end of act one he has already decided Salem is plagued with witchcraft, with or without concrete evidence to support his allegation. Reverend John Hale went looking for evidence of witchcraft, real or make believe. The three traits that best describe him would be both presumptuous, impetuous and towards the end of the play rueful for his actions.
             Hale before the end of act one has already decided Salem is run by the devil, with no serious evidence to show. He exhibits presumptuous traits through act one. Hale uses evidence such as the death of Mrs. Putnam's first seven children and Giles' wife reading of strange books which keep him from reciting the Lord's Prayer. It soon shows to be easy for Hale to find any false evidence, since Salem has more than enough odd activates for him to blame on the devil. Although he does express, "We can not look to superstition in this. The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are as definite as stone, and I must tell you all that I shall not precede unless you are prepared to believe me if I should find no bruise of hell upon her" (38). Hale is manipulated by Abigail's lies and false fits into believing a slave has been casting voodoo spells on the children. He later comes across Tituba. After putting immense pressure on her to proclaim herself a witch, he is able to force Tituba to admit that she has been willing her spirit on the girls of the town. The Reverend at the time had not taken into consideration that she only admitted, for fear of greater punishment.
             Rev. Hale throughout act two shows that he is becoming more and more unsure of the witchcraft possibility. He confronted Mr. Proctor about his faith, church attendance and about the child t
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