Saturday, September 19, 2015

Could someone help me with an attention grabber for my essay on Reverend Hale?I've written an essay about how Reverend Hale from The Crucible...

I think that one of the most powerful elements about Hale
is the idea that he is manipulated by those in the position of power.  It is really
unclear whether he fully grasps the implications of this by the end of the drama.  I
think that Hale's change at the end is motivated by his own sense of guilt and is
something that can be still manipulated by those in the position of power.  Hale's
desires are secondary to the meeting of Parris and the Judges in talking about how Hale
is in "counsel" with those waiting to die.  Hale is a character that has been
manipulated by others with ulterior ends.  I think that bringing this out in the open to
start your writing about him would be interesting.  While I am not a big fan of the
rhetorical question, something along those lines regarding Hale could be, "Imagine if
you were being manipulated to do something, not knowing how you fit into the larger
designs of another person?"  Hale believes in what he is doing and is convinced of its
larger sense of good.  Yet, what he does is being twisted by those in the position of
power who wish to benefit on their own level as opposed to any social notion of the
good.  It is here where I think focus on Hale makes him a compelling and interesting
character, even if it is difficult to empathize with him.

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