Why does Hale want to postpone the executions?
The officials decide to summon Elizabeth Proctor to see if she will speak to her husband and persuade him to confess. Hale keeps pushing Danforth to postpone the executions, arguing that it would show that he is merciful rather than weak, but Danforth won’t change his mind.
What is Reverend Hale advising the accused to do?
What is Reverend Hale advising the condemned to do? He is advising them to confess to witchcraft and return to God, even though he doesn’t believe they committed witchcraft. He is simply trying to save them from being hanged (Miller 125).
What is Reverend Hale’s request of Danforth?
Hales requests that Danforth allow John to get a lawyer.
Why did Danforth refuse to pardon Hale in the Crucible?
Danforth refuses to pardon anyone on the grounds that he will appear to be wavering in his judgment and that it is not fair to the 12 who have already hung. 10. Hale advises the prisoners to lie and save their lives.
Who was Reverend Hale John Hale in the Crucible?
Reverend Hale John Hale, the intellectual, naïve witch-hunter, enters the play in Act I when Parris summons him to examine his daughter, Betty. In an extended commentary on Hale in Act I, Miller describes him as “a tight-skinned, eager-eyed intellectual.
Why did Parris ask Hale for a pardon?
Parris hopes that more of those condemned can be brought to confess and save their lives. 8. Because none of the prisoners can be brought to confess, Hale requests a pardon.
Why was John Proctor telling the truth in the Crucible?
Yet, to people such as Hale, and apparently many audience members, Satan is a very real being and therefore the joke about superstition fell flat. 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.