Reverend Hale's Influence on Salem in "The Crucible" | Reverend Hale's Influence on Salem in "The Crucible"

Reverend Hale's Influence on Salem in "The Crucible"

Summary: Written during the 1950s at the height of the Red Scare, Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" explores the dangers of theocracy and hysteria in describing the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, and it shows what people will do to protect their reputation. The development of Reverend Hale in play shows the degree to which hysteria can easily cloud one's judgment and lead to intolerance.

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