purify. Hales enlightenment to this catastrophe is due to John Proctor. Proctors indestructible pride and immense courage allow Hale to finally try and end this deadly act of name-calling. Let you not mistake your duty as I mistook my own and what I touched with bright confidence, it died (Miller 132) Hale tells this to Elizabeth proving that he now knows his incredible error. Beware, Goody Proctor, cleave to no faith when faith brings blood. (132) Hale now understands that his wrong doings will result in the death of innocent people; his faith in God, albeit an interpretation by those who exclaimed Satan with every unfortunate event, has brought a terrible plague upon the town. One cannot see or touch this plague, but it exists nonetheless through peoples imaginations and alienated opinions. Frankensteins faith was his brilliant notion of a life form beyond those of natural bounds. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardor that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. (Shelly 56) Both characters can be imagined saying this quote. Like Hale, Frankenstein worked arduously to create something that he felt was genius and right for the world. Again like Hale, however, Frankensteins ambition was, in reality, a nightmare once achieved. When Victors creation turned on him as well as his friends, Frankenstein comes to the same realization that Hale did, and begins an expedition to end it.Reverend Hale closely resembles that of the character Dr. Victor Frankenstein in many ways. Both of these men start a noble crusade that is doomed to catastrophe from the very start. By the end of the book, however, the characters closely valued morals are questioned by none other than themselves. From the creation of a monster through their cherished ideals to the impractical goals they sought to achieve, Victor Frankenstein...
