ct Four Hale realizes that the lives of innocent people are being cast away, so he comes back to Salem to try convince the accused to confess to witchcraft and save themselves. No one gives in and confesses because they refuse to lie, even to save their own lives. Hale does convince Elizabeth Proctor to plead with her husband John to get him to confess. Hale figures that if Proctor confesses than maybe others will follow his example, but it doesn?t work. The people of Salem are just to proud to tarnish their names with witchcraft. I see Hale?s change in the end very convincing because he realizes all that the work he had been doing is very wrong and is against God?s will. He can?t live with the thought that he had so much to do with innocent people losing their lives. I think that Hale is really one of the smartest character?s because he sees his mistakes and at least tries to fix them before it is to late, even if it means losing some respect. ...
