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signorelli52
signorelli52

Why is Hale invited to Salem from Boston in The Crucible?  Also, has Hale ever found a witch?

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Posted by signorelli52 on Thursday November 5, 2009 at 8:26 AM and tagged with arthur miller, boston, hale, salem, the crucible, witch.

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  1. pohnpei397 Teacher
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    In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Reverend John Hale is called to Salem from Beverly (I guess that must be part of Boston because he's also identified as being from Boston) to try to figure out what's wrong with Betty Parris.  The doctor can not identify any physical illness that can be causing her symptoms and so Hale has been called to see if there's a supernatural cause (the Devil/witchcraft) for Betty's condition.

    According to Miller's notes, Hale is like a doctor on his first house call, which implies that he has never before found a witch.  He did investigate one woman, but found she was not a witch.

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    http://www.enotes.com/crucible/act-scene-3-summary-analysis

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    Posted by pohnpei397 on Thursday November 5, 2009 at 8:43 AM