Monday, January 12, 2009
Week 5 Day 20
Today we read more of Act 3. We will not do another readers log until the end of Act 3. We have seen the development and change in several of the characters since the beginning one of these being Rev. Hale. Please discuss your perception of Rev. Hale when he first came to town and the witch accusations began versus in Act 3 when he is talking with Danforth (pages 212-217). 5th hour even if we did not get to that please read so you can answer properly. Then,tell if there are any other characters who have changed positively or negatively impacting what is going on in Salem.
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When we see the changes in Rev. Hale at first he was so into finding the witches. As the play went on he kinda felt guitly. He feels really bad towards the end of the of act 3. I think that Mary Warren changes because she put on this big thing like they are innocent. Then at the end of Act 3 she is crying because she know that she will be punished because she lied. Parris is more negative because he was worried about his reputation at the beginning of Act 1. By the time Act 3 came around he didn't really care about that anymore. All Parris wants is that the accused to be killed. He was a really big meanie in the court. I don't think that it is not right.
6th
My first impression of Rev. Hale was that he only came to Salem to create a name for himself. He wanted everyone to know that he was the one who saved the town from the witches. I agreed with Rebecca Nurse when she said that it would only cause more trouble if Rev. Hale came to town. I think that Rev. Hale couldn't find a witch in Salem, so once the accusations started to be called out, he took that opportunity to prove himself worthy of why he came. Then later in Act 3 when Hale is talking to Danforth, he starts to realize that he was wrong for sentencing so many people as witches. He is beginning to understand that people were calling accusations on other people because they disliked them, and people were admitting to being witches because they did not want to be hung. There are other characters that are changing positively in Salem also. Giles understands the wrongdoings of accusing his wife of reading "books" and is know standing up in court on behalf of the innocent who were sent to jail or sentenced to death. I think some of the characters that believed in witches in the beginning of the story are changing their minds when they find their wives have been accused. I also think there are some characters that have changed negatively. Some characters are taking witchery and their power out of hand.
At first Rev. Hale wanted to find all teh withces. But by the end of act 3 he felt guilty about it. So he changes by the end of act 3. I also think that marry warren changed. At the beggining she was just trying to stay out of trouble. By the end she was crying cuz she knew she had did bad. Paris at the begging he was all woried about his reputation and by teh end of act 3 that didnt really matter to him anymore.
Katlyn Twigg 6th HOur
my perception of rev. hale when he first came to salem was that he had a big reputation that he intnded to live up to. i kind of got the vibe that hale thought he was the big man on campass coming to salem. he portrays that he has more power over the others even though he might not be more experienced in age. at first rev. hale was really strict on his witch trial business but now as things progress he starts to relize were these witch acusations are taking the town. if it continues the whole town we jus be out to get eachother. in the court sceane hale admits to signing a bunch of death notes. i think at this point in the play all his previous actions are starting to catch up with him and he realizes that someone is going to have to give up thier strive for power in exchange to correct the situation.
Andy B
At first, Hale was called in to hunting witches. He was determined as if it was his duty to civilization. After Abby's and Betty's "I saw so-and-so with the devil" made him convinced that the devil REALLY was there. This right there? That screwed over EVERYONE! Then he went on a crusade to find all the women that the girls listed. But After what Proctor told him...Now Hale is contradicting himself because he was wrong and now is trying to fix this. This ALL friggin' started with Abigail. I know the alternative but this has got to be the worst outcome I have ever seen! Loads of people in jail, everyone in chaos , the works!
I've already told Mr Kay this but I did my first raid Saturday after 4 hours we got down the the final boss. A dragon that could open nether portals to heal himself. 3 people had to go and block those portals for us to kill him, I volunteered. When my portal was blocked I had 2 debuffs on me, one was called nether absorption, witch sad I was absorbing nether energies(obvious) and nether exhaustion, decreasing my health and said "you body cannot handle the energies". I died, so did the other 2, so we wiped.
So technically I didn't FINISH a raid. What a bad way to end the night with such a thought.
Derek Guckian
hey mr. kay. sorry but i am not able to do this blog because i do not have my book, and not sure what we went over, so if its alright with you i will get my book tomorow and read what ever needs to be and answer this blog
conne risi
My opinion of Rev. Hale is that he came to Salem, at first, to find witches and arrest them. He wanted to be known as the savior of everybody and to restore order in the town. We also talked about in class how Rebecca Nurse knew that this mass hysteria was going to occur. She said rev. Hale would be the one to spark all of this excitement because everybody was worried about being accused. However, Hale is now beginning to look back and think that what he is doing is wrong. He tells Danforth that not everybody accused is automatically guilty. People deserve a real trial and not a set one. Due process was around back then and he thought everyone should abide by it. I think the talk with the Proctors made Hale start to reconsider what he was doing. Another character who has an impact is Proctor. Proctor chooses not to believe in witches and I think that people will follow his example. Abigail, however has a negative impact on everyone. She has become mad with power and she is accusing everybody that she doesn't like.
William Schwartz
6th hr
My impression on Rev. Hale is that the only reason he really came to Salem was to create a better reputation for himself. He wanted to be the one who saved people from witchcraft, and to be the hero who cured everyone. I think Rev. Hale started to panic that he couldnt find a witch. So when people started accusing others, he started to take their word for it, to prove there was a reason he was there, and so on. So in Act 3 when he is talking to Danforth, he started to feel guilty that he sentanced all those people to jail. He also started relizing that people were only accusing other people so they would only save their own lifes. And people were confessing to witchcraft so they wouldnt be hanged.
Clare Pathe
i think Rev. Hale is full of himself. he really can't find the witch in people or else he wouldn't let all these people be accused. when Rev. Hale first got to Salem everyone automatically respected him and kinda put him on this imaginary throne. they went by whatever he said was right. i thought that was ridiculous because he didn't do anything to earn that. now his authority is being jeoperdized because there is a chance that the people could figure out he is a fraud. so it seems like he is feeling a little threatened and watching what he does a little more carefully. well obviously abigail has had a negative influence, she started this whole problem. giles has put some positive and negative into this whole situtaion. first he mentioned something about his wife and then she was arrested,but he didn't snitch out the guy who told him information.
Mr. Kay,
My first impression on Rev. Hale was that he was not so concerned about the town's safety. I think he was more concerned about the town knowing that he was like some heaven sent angel there to save them. I believe that after a while (as the play goes on), he felt more like he was just playing some trick on the people of Salem instead of helping them solve there problem. He didn't want the towns folk to be ashamed of him, so when people started to confess, he decided that this would be his big break. Rev. Hale started accusing people. After a while the amount of people he accused started to pile up. He felt really bad about how many people he had accused. Someone that I really noticed that had changed was Giles. He realized that just because it was very uncommen for women to read, it didn't mean that they were witches just because they read books.
Danielle Turner
5th Hour
When Hale first came to town he seemed a little head strong to me. He was saying that so n so was posed by the devil and its all witchcraft. Also that he could fix it all with little or no help. Later in the book it seemed that he went by what ever parris said. He also switched over about things again by starting to fight for the accused instead of the accusers. Abigail has gone from so n so to completely negative along with parris. Hale has gone from positive in what he believes in to negative in what he believes in but overall seems like a positive character still. John Proctor has gone from negative and seems like hes trying to redeem himself into a positive character. Abigail has also effected the entire Salem incident negatively by shifting things for her self and making others do so also. All for her own personal gain which is having a major impact on the town.
kevin anderson
6th hour
My perception of Rev. Hale when he was sent to Salem was that he was so into his job which is catching witches. When he was talking to Danforth in Act 3 during the hearing he changed his mind about witches. At the end of the hearing when Danforth gave Proctor's sentanceing, Rev. Hale was aganist it so he said he was no longer a part of this court. The charcters that I think have a negative affect is Danforth because he won't listen to no one like Rev. Hale he tried to tell Abigail was not a witch. Another charcter that has a negative affect is Mary Warren because she is the one who set up Elizabeth. The charcters who I think have a positive affect is Rev.Hale because he no longer believes in witches. Another charcter would be John Proctor because he tried to tell everybody that his wife was not a witch.
Katherine Walsh
6th hour
My first impression of rev. Hale is that he comes to Salem to make another name for himself. It seems like he just wants people to know who he is and think that he is going to save people from Lucifer. And so he starts off coming to Salem thinking he is going to get the devil out of people. And when people started admitting to it he had to say he saw the devil in them or else people would think he couldn't really see it.And then in Act 3, he starts to relize it was wrong that he accused so many people and put them in jail. And that people were just admitting to being witches to save their own lifes, because they knew they were going to get hung. Some other people that changed for the better was, Giles he now is seeing how bad it was to say he thought his wife was a witch because she was reading these books. And now he has changed and wont tell on anyone else because he feels so badly about having his wife in jail for something he said.
Hannah Aittama
5th Hour
The impression I see on hale is that heis sellfish. He seemed to come to Salem for his own power. He tries to set a good name under his belt and act like a savier. Hale confesses it was wrong to sentence so many innocent people as witches. He has become a bigger problem in town. The way he forced people to confess or get hung was wrong thats why he managed to have so many sentencings. Overall Hale has gained a negative feedback from the town. Other people have changed throughout the Acts but realy its not to much.
I first thought of Hale as someone who wanted to keep their reputation in finding witches. To me he displayed someone who was trying real hard to proove that he can find witches but was almost panicing when he didnt. When the conversation between him and Danforth takes place, it suprised me how Hale was so quick to say he was wrong. He finally realized people were admitting to wichcraft just so they could bring someone else in. He saw that people would say its so and so's fault they became a witch. I think Hale has positively changed simply because he realized the mistakes he made. When he confessed to Danforth, he threw his identity away and didnt care anymore about his reputation.
deets
I perceive Rev. Hale as almost two completely different people. When he was first introduced he was very confident. He believed he was the highest power and was always right. More recently I've noticed that Hale is unsure of his decisions. He is starting to defend the accused and look more carefully to see if there is any proof of witchcraft. Like when Hale is speaking to Danforth in the courtroom, he doesn't want to admit that he might have been wrong. But he doesn't completely agree that all the accused are witches. I don't know if she has truly changed but Mary Warren has impacted Salem positively. When she came forth with the lies of witchcraft it was an attempt to save Salem. Although i think the only reason she admitted was because Proctor forced her.
To me Rev. Hale at first was seamed that he was just their to take care of all the witches and that's all he cared about. Hale thought he could do anything to "help" these people. From the time we were introduced to him to act 3 he has changed. He has now started to realize that many people will get killed and starts to feel guilty that he might be a helping cause to these peoples deaths. He says that he does not want to sentence someone to death with out real proof. I think this will change the story drastically. I predict that he will be the key to saving these people.
Tyler Inman
5th Hour
When Rev. Hale first came to Salem he thought he was all that. He was very cocky and wanted to be thought of as a hero. He listened to Abigale and the others and pretended like he knew what he was doing so he could be looked up to. However, I believe towards the end that he relizes that he was wrong and that there wasn't really a problem. He feels bad, but he doesn't want his reputation ruined so he goes along with it. Proctor defiantly changes through the book. In the begining he was cocky and felt he was above sin and all that. However, towards the end he feels responsible since his affair started this, and guilty. He then tries to put a stop to this. So he changes in a major way.
Kristen Pauly
6th hr.
I tend to see Hale as the big man on campus. He has a really big ego and he has to keep it up so he starts accusing people of being apart of witchcraft. He comes to Salem to try and make things better and Rebecca was right, he did cause problems. Once he realized that he couldnt find any apart of witch craft he started to accuse people. Once everybody accused someone of being a witch he started to say they were also. He had to do this because he had to save his reputation. Later, Hale felt sorry for what he had done and he changed his behavior. He understands now why he was wrong and he shouldnt believe someone is guilty just becasue they so.
Troy Wojichowski 6th hr.
My impression of rev hale that he thinks when he comes to town that he’s better, that he is the new person that will help save the town from all the witches. It makes me feel that he thinks he can do what ever. After all the accusations started popping up, he started to change his point of view on the situation, when he was talking to danforth, he realizes he’s wrong on some of his decisions of whose a witch. Then hale came to good senses, because he realized that everyone started calling out people callin them witches cuz they don’t like them or people just accuse other people because they don’t want to be the one who gets hung. Another character that has changed in a positive way, is Giles. He told the court that his wife was reading weird books, but he didn’t want to tell anymore after that because he felt really bad about sayin that about his wife. Then he said something about how he wanted to go to hell because he said that about his wife. People are all changing in small ways, positively & negatively. I think this witch stuff is getting out of hand.
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Please discuss your perception of Rev. Hale when he first came to town and the witch accusations began versus in Act 3 when he is talking with Danforth (pages 212-217). 5th hour even if we did not get to that please read so you can answer properly. Then,tell if there are any other characters who have changed positively or negatively impacting what is going on in Salem.
when we first see rev hale he is very eager and is almost looking to arrest people. But as he is doing the court cases with danforth we see him change. He no longer wants to take people in. As he sees what it does to their lives. SO far i think that many characters have been negatively affected. However only a few have been positively helped. To name a few people who have been negatively affected, Elizabeth Proctor, Marry Warren. Elizabeth is being arrested for doing nothing. Abigail says her name just so that she can get to John. Marry Warren is sad, because she now may be the one who set up Elizabeth Proctors death if she is convicted. The only person i can think of that has been affected positively is Abigail. This is only in her eyes though. She is happy because now she is having a chance to get John Proctor and hers relationship together.
Mr.Kay,
Today For my blog I am going to talk about the difference between freedom and Independence. Me and My freind Lena had a talk about the book into the wild. I know It's not something people usually do but oh well. She was telling me that you can have freedom without being independant, but you can't be independant without Having freedom. I, on the other hand think that you still can be independent without having freedom. My reason is that Even though you don't have the choice of doing what you want I think that you can still put your own opinions in and actions in on things in your life. If that made any sense. Basicly What I want to say Is that Being free and independent is a mind set.
Brittney Cooper
6th hour
I believe that when Rev. Paris first arrived in Salem he just wanted to create a new image for himself, because he is not a very likable person. Women ended up just being accused as a witch just because someone didn't like them, which is very wrong. Then to many women were confessing to being witches which they were not, just so they would not be hanged. Then later he starts to realize that he was wrong, and now many innocent women are going to be sentenced to being hung. Another character in the town of Salem is John Proctor. I think that during our readings he has changed positively. After his affair with Abigail he knew it was wrong, and decided to end their late night love affairs. Also, when Goody Proctor was being taken away because they found a needle in her poppet, he didn't want her to leave. He was trying to do everything he could because he knew that she was not a witch. Someone who has changed negatively is Abigail. She has not learned anything, John wants to be with his wife and not her. She is also abusing her power and forcing people into doing her dirty work. Abigail is also accusing many people of being witches just for the simple reason that she doesn't like them.
Alanna Nagi
6th hour
Rev Hale i think never though that witchcraft was the cause of betty being sick. He was told to come to Salem to see if there was any means of witchcraft in betty. When he got there i belive that others made him belive that it was witchcraft. Once he thought it was witchcraft he grabed his chance and started to process people. He though that the childern where the good people and that he was doing what was right. But when he talking to Danforth i think he sees the light and sees what he is doing he realizes it is bad and i belive he is going to striaght things out. Some people that changed so far John Proctor he has now starting to think about other people like his wife, instead of focusing on himself. Tituba has changed she at first stood up for what was true. But when things turned bad she fall into the trap and confessed to something she did not do.
Shaun Gerber
5th hour
Mr. Kay,
My first impression of Rev. Hale is a fake. I think that he is trying to find witches for all the wrong reasons. He knows that if people find out that the people being accused of witchery arent witches, he will not be beleieved any longer. I think that Proctor has been affected positively because he has realized hwo much he really loves his wife. He notices that he made a mistake and will never do it again because he loves her, and nobody else. Parris has been bad from the start. In my opinion he has just gotten worse as the story goes on. He gets more and more greedy of money and land.
Tim Wilson
When Rev. Hale was originally brought to Salem, it was to point out the witch's and have them arrested. From the beginning Rebecca said it was not a good idea to start all of these accusations. They should have thought long and hard before they started making accusations that could take another persons life. In Rev. Hale's discussion with Danforth in Act 3 you can see he how he is now starting to question whether the girls were telling the truth. He could now see the validity of why people were making unjustly accusations. Rev. Hale has changed from the beginning, when he originally came he believed there were witchs in Salem. Now he is listeining to what is going on and feels bad because he knows the people who are being accused are innocent. Abigail continues to negatively impact what is going on in Salem. She continues to lie and make things worse.
Well when he fist came to town he was all about finding the witchs and getting the devil out of them. He didn't care that there was no reason that they were accussed as being a witch just if they were called a witch they were one and they should be killed. But now as these witch trials go on Hale begins to see that something isnt right. He is seeing that some of the people that are accussed of being witchs may not have been witchs. After he realizes that he trys to tell Danforth that you can't just call someone a witch without any eidence. Which that is kinda ironic cuz when hale first came to salem all he needed for someone to be a witch was that someone accussed them of being one. Another charactor that changes in a positive way is John Proctor. He is also starting to see that these trials are getting way out of hand. But if you try to go against people with power you will lose your power. So i don't think many people are going to try and speak up.
Zack Ruffin 6th
At first, Reverend Hale was doing this all-out witch hunt, ready to go with the accusistions to 'prove' that there were witches in Salem. During his stay in the town, his 'Holy Power' started to dwindle with each twist in Abigales secret plan. Though convinced he had caught the witches and brought them back to God, things kept changing.
He says he fears only God, but
that there is fear elsewhere as well. I think he does not believe in himself to save the falsey accused and feels guilty for what he has helped start.
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I think that Parris had changed from this greedy, self-centered reverend to a man who can't control 'his people'. It looks like he is torn for the fact that people think he helped raise a harlot.
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I also believe that John Proctor has also changed a bit, for he is trying to confess his terrible sin of Adultry. Even though he was a married man, he sought the company of his maid to satisfy his animalistic needs. But after the witch business started with the idea that Abigale was to blame, he wanted out immediately. To only wanting to be by his wife's side.
Steffeny Apollo
5th hour
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When Rev. Hale first came to Salem, he seemed to be a little full of himself. By this I mean that he felt he was the only one to save towns from witches and the only one with that ability. An example would be when many people were confessing to witchcraft, he probably thought that he was the Bee's Knee's or the Cat's Pajamas at that point. Then in act 3 he realizes that he was wrong in many of those accusations. Another Character that I think has changed negatively is Abigail. At the beginning she was just an innocent young women. Towards the end of act 1 you start to get the picture of what she is all about. For example, she had an affair with John Proctor and she accused many people of being witches or doing withcraft. In act 1 I got the feeling of her being very selfish. An example would be when she drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor so that she would have John all to her self.
Cody Kabisa
6th hour
Well there is a couple things that i thought of when we first see Rev.Hale. First of all he, in my opinion thought he was all that and everyone believed him and everything. Also, he was sure there were witches and huge into catching and killing them. I mean we found out he had around 72 people killed for being a witch. now i think that hale is second guessing everthing becausehe wonders if there really are this many witches. Another thing is, he might start feeling guilty because of the factor how many he has basically killed. Another character i have seen change is Mary Warren, but not all that sure. What she did was kind of save Salem in a way because she said that people weren't witches and that wicthcraft isn't real. So she has helped out the town a little but not so sure that it was a change.
Ty Bouwens, 6th hour
Taylor Dieck
5th hr.
Reverend Hale in The beginning of the play seemed to be to involved with his job. I think he was a little to preoccupied with the accusations going on in Salem. However through out the play he seems to become a bit more level headed. I mean he actually started to stop and think about what was actually going on. While he still is not the most understand character i think he is starting to comprehend things more. I think Abigail was always a little corrupt but I think since the trials she has become way more of a liar. For a positive change I think John proctor has gone from cheating to being loyal to his wife. He is seeing the real side of Abigail, and I do not think he likes it.
At first Rev. Hale was so into finding who was a witch. He feels really bad towards the end and guilty. I think that Rev. Hale couldn't find a witch in Salem. Im act 3 Rev. Hale is talking to Danforth and he starts to realize that he was wrong for sentencing so many people to be witches. I feel he doesnt know what to do at this point and if i were him, i deff. wouldn't eather. He is beginning to understand that people were calling on other people because they disliked them, and people were admitting to being witches.
In the beginning all Rev. Hale really cared about was his own entertainment in "Finding witches" And he didn't really care who died as long as it wasn't him. And then everyone such as Abigail and all of the other female child like peoples didn't make anything easy for themselves. The whole thing just went out of hand. Later on Rev. Hale realized that everything was just going into complete chaos and that it needed to be stopped immediately. Not a very smart man, but smarter than the rest I guess.
Kymmie Brownson 6th
my opinion of rev. hale is the only reason the he came to Salem is to find the witches and arrest them. he thought that if he did the he would be like a hero to everybody. the people that were tried as witches should get a real trial instead of some stupid tests that make no sense. the talk that hale had with proctor hale start to reconsider his decision. i think that whole trial thing is just a bunch of dumb people trying to find some excitement in there boring lives. an character in the story that make a great impact is proctor. he chooses to believe in witches instead of facing facts.
Please discuss your perception of Rev. Hale when he first came to town and the witch accusations began versus in Act 3 when he is talking with Danforth (pages 212-217). 5th hour even if we did not get to that please read so you can answer properly. Then,tell if there are any other characters who have changed positively or negatively impacting what is going on in Salem.
Mr. Kay, I was not prepared for this considering the fact that we have never used our books before and did not have homework today. So I will not be able to do this blog today. sorry...
James Richardson
5th hour
Megan Fraser 6th hour
When Rev. Hale first came to town he was all about getting the devil out. He thought there were witches and tried to get all of them out and would believe anybody. During the trial he begins to realize that maybe Abigail and her friends are the ones who are evil. At the end of the trial after Abigail pulls another one of her tricks and people believe her he quits. He finally saw just how corrupt the court system was and how little truth was being told. A lot of people have changed negatively like Abigail, Mary, and all of their friends. Mary's change was positive and then became negative. Proctor has also changed because he doesn't have feelings for Abigail and is sticking up for all of the accused. All of the hysteria doesn't exactly make anyone look all that great.
John Kent
5th hour
The change of Rev. Hale since he had first came in to Salem he has changed dramatically. He changed from a man of under standing to an hard accuser once the tries had started. Giles has changed from a man of uncertainty to a person that stands by what he believes in firmly. I think that Marry Warner had changed form the fretful girl she was to the girl that now tells the truth. All of this change has taken place during the trials.
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I believe Hale is learning a lesson. Or in other words, learning that he was wrong. When he first came, i think he thought that everyone accused was a witch. Now he is realizing that not everyone is a witch. Also that some people are blamed because others want to avoid persecution. Now i believe hale just wants to bring justice into the court. I dont think its easy for him, because not everyone agrees with his mentality. But overall, i think he is doing the right thing.
amy urbanik
5th hour
When Reverend Hale first came to town I thought he was trying to help out but he wanted to protect his reputation at the same time. He was brought there to hunt out witches, which he did, even if he didn't believe they were witches. However, as time went by in the story, he changed and we got to see the real side of him. He started standing up for the accused and defended them in court. So, he changed into a more honest man, even if it hurt his reputation. Or, he could have also been as gullible as the rest of Salem, thinking the accused were really witches. But, then he realized that people were only accusing people of witchcraft because they don't like them. I think Proctor has also changed. He realizes that the witch trials are not right and that Abigail is just telling a lie. He sees that it is not right and starts defending the accused.
The first impression that I got towards Rev. Hale was he almost cares to much about his job. He also seems like a bit of a show off. He is trying to prove to the people in town that he can get rid of the devil and that people must respect him or he will just accuse them of being a witch. Its like he thinks he is above the law because if any one has beef with him he can get rid of them. When Hale was talking with Danforth he finally realized that people were just admitting to witchcraft so they could another person in trouble. Rev. Hale has changed positively because has stopped worring about his reputation and has finally opened his eyes to the things going around him.
Taylor Wattles
6th
My first opinion of Rev. Hale was that he simply came to Salem to gain a well-known reputation for himself. He did not think logically through the events occurring in the town. Now that the hysteria has exploded in size, he is starting to realize his wrongdoing. Although he is not completely coming out and saying that he was wrong, he is at least no longer stuck in his own little world. He still seems to refuse to admit that everyone he signed as being a witch really isn't, because he doesn't want to lose his power or authority. I think that a character who has changed positively is John Proctor. Earlier in the play, he was weary of telling others that Abigail was a liar. Now, he realizes all the trouble Abigail has caused and the type of person she truly is. Proctor is trying to defend Elizabeth now, no matter what it costs him. I think that the characters who have changed negatively are people who have authority in the court. Many people in the court are abusing their power and as a result, many innocent people's lives are being ruined.
Kaleigh Swanson
6th hour
reverend hale started out as a holy hoodoo man who wanted to punish witches and thought that they were bad people. the one chick get's funny because she says shes not a witch and she gets set up by abigail? i think abigail set mary warren up? it is funny to me because all the girls copy what mary warren say's and mary says she is not witchin' anyone in the court room but most of the people say that she is witchin' them. i think that john proctor changed a little bit. he says in the beginning that he thinks the books his wife reads stops him from praying. then he says maybe he didn't do it because he didn't feel like praying.
Reverend Hale seems like a real calm guy. Also, I get this perception that he is worried that people think that he is lieng when he says people are witches. In act 3 hale begins to realize that he was wrong for accusing so many people. He realizes that not everyone is guilty, people are just accusing people they do not like. Also, they dont want too get hung. Giles corey has been a postitive character because he realizes that he messed up in accusing his wife of reading books. A negative character is Abigail, who accuses everyone she hates of witchcraft.
Jordan Blanzy
5th
When rev Hale first showed up people thought that he was very powerful. Rev Hale also knew that people thought that he was powerful. He used this power for his advantage. He wanted to find all the witches and see what he could do. Rev Hale is getting desprerate to find out the witches and starts accusing everyone. Later on he realizes that this was wrong. He noticed that poeple were calling other people wtches just because they diddn't like them. Now he is coming to his senses and starting to realize that this is a bit fake. Abigal is a big negative impact on salem. She is a mind munipulator and gets people to do what she wants. If Abigal was never around none of this wouldn't have happen. She has tricked everone to get them to do thing that aren't right.
Chris Reid
5th hour
Mr. Kay,
My Rev. Hale perception is he is probably over obsessed with his reputation. He seems to do whatever he can to make his reputation better. Now more on the subject of what other people see from him is he is he doesn't really help. He just goes along. He doesn't necessarily help the most and he is usually a lot more concerned about his rep then actually doing something better for the town. I guess he is sort of a corner cutter in the way that he could do what he is doing, or do what is better for the town and get the same effect, but he decides to do the easy way out. He started with just being a jerk and doing everything selfishly, and now he is feeling that he should actually stand up and fix something for the better of the town. I think Abigail is just getting worse because I think she knows she can get away with just saying people are witches and them being hanged. She has always been evil, but now she has gotten worse. And at the end of the spectrum, Procter gets better and better because he is noticing the stupidity of the town and their witch accusations and I think he wants to help. So, people change, with greed, corruption, and just wanting to change due to the witch trials.
-Luke LaFountain
6th Hour
When Rev. Hale was originally brought to Salem, it was to point out the witch's and have them arrested. He didn't care that there was no reason that they were accussed as being a witch just if they were called a witch they were one and they should be killed. but after a while things seems questionable. Rev. Hale is seeing that some of the people that's accussed of being witchs may not really be witchs. After he realizes that he trys to tell Danforth that he can't just call someone a witch without any eidence. john proctor has changed as well, but in a good way. After a while he starts to realize that the trials are getting way to out of hand.
The impression I see on hale is that heis sellfish. He seemed to come to Salem for his own power. He tries to set a good name under his belt and act like a savier. Hale confesses it was wrong to sentence so many innocent people as witches. He has become a bigger problem in town. The way he forced people to confess or get hung was wrong thats why he managed to have so many sentencings. Overall Hale has gained a negative feedback from the town. Other people have changed throughout the Acts but realy its not to much.
Alex Martin
The frist impression of Rev. Hale that i had was he only came to Salem to create a good name for himself.He has a High rep. and he wants to keep it that way. I think he wanted to be known for the savior of everybody.I think that hale thought he was the big man, no one could stand up to him when he was coming into salem. When he came to Salem he was thinking that he is going to get the devil out of people. He seems to refuse to admit that everyone he signed as being a witch really wasnt one. He doesn't want to lose his power or authority, or even his rep.
i already told you why i missed the other blogs, and if i didnt, i will tell you tomorrow, but thats why i just cant stay up and do them right now, i will be doing it in the morning
At first Rev. Hale seemed to be determined there were witches and believed the girls. He questioned peoples religion and put thier life on the line over it. HE also was hard headed and i thought was never going to stop believing it. Towards the end courts he changes. He became open minded and realized it was all a game. Once he saw innocent good people being accused of such horrible things, he knew they messed up. NOw he wants to help fix it. ANother character who has changed is John Proctor. At first he was cheating on his wife and often skipped church, now he confessed to adulty and started believing more in God. Although the only reason was to save the town of complete hell.
Mikki Nosek 5th HR
i thought he went to Salem just to be the hero or something at first. he wanted to bask in the glory of doing something great. also to be remembered by others. he really was just there to get to finding the witches thought. so when he couldn't find the witches in Salem he really started to hunt for them. he started to find people that would accuse other for being a witch and pursue that lead. he was doing his detective work. He felt really bad about how many people he had accused. Someone that I really noticed that had changed was Giles. He realized that just because it was very uncommon for women to read, it didn't mean that they were witches just because they read books. so i thought that that was very smart of him to do this.
When reverend parris first came to salem he thought that everyone was going to pretty much worship him because he could get rid of the witches. He was all about making people think that he was some sort of saint. After a while and after the conversation with Danforth I think Hale is seeing how bogus this whole thing is. After feeling all great and mighty i think he kind of feels like a bad person. Hale is changing and he might be able to free the people that have been accussed. Giles is also a person who has changed. At the beginning he felt like he should say something and sort of "sell out" his wife. He says that he now knows he will burn in hell for what he has done and instead of selling out another person he says that he refuses to say a word. Hopefully more people will be able to change at the end of this story. We'll see what happens.
My first impression of Reverend Hale was that he was more worried about his name. Meaning that he only cared about how people thought of him. I felt he that he was full of him self, he thought that he could do anything, make anyone believe anything that he would say. With the witch accusations he was just saying that everyone he suspected was one. People would believe him because of his reputation. In Act 3 he finally noticed what he was doing was wrong…he was accusing innocent people. John Procter helped him realize this by telling him that he had talked to Abigail and that she had said that she was just messing with the town. Another person who changed during this play was John. He now knows what a horrible person Abigail is. I believe he has learned from his mistake.
Samantha Casteel
5th hour
Sorry this is late but like i said yesterday, I didn't have my book with me then.
Please discuss your perception of Rev. Hale when he first came to town and the witch accusations began versus in Act 3 when he is talking with Danforth (pages 212-217). 5th hour even if we did not get to that please read so you can answer properly. Then,tell if there are any other characters who have changed positively or negatively impacting what is going on in Salem.
To me it seemed that Hale definately believed that there was witchcraft in Salem. He was searchin everywhere for the witches. Though compared to what he said on pages 212 to 217 he seemed to think exactly the opposite: that there were actually no witches in Salem. In fact he totally opposed the idea. He believed every word John said about the girls faking it. Mary Warren on the other hand changed for the worst. At the beginning she seemed so good. Now she's entirely joining the other girls and faking incredibly stupid "witchcraft".
James Richardson
5th hour
My opinion of Rev. Hale is that he came to Salem, at first, to find witches and arrest them. He wanted to be known as the savior of everybody and to restore order in the town. We also talked about in class how Rebecca Nurse knew that this mass hysteria was going to occur. She said rev. Hale would be the one to spark all of this excitement because everybody was worried about being accused. However, Hale is now beginning to look back and think that what he is doing is wrong. He tells Danforth that not everybody accused is automatically guilty. People deserve a real trial and not a set one. Due process was around back then and he thought everyone should abide by it. I think the talk with the Proctors made Hale start to reconsider what he was doing. Another character who has an impact is Proctor. Proctor chooses not to believe in witches and I think that people will follow his example. Abigail, however has a negative impact on everyone. She has become mad with power and she is accusing everybody that she doesn't like.
John McLean
alright, for my late blogin'
i believe that reverend hale, when he came into town, was a guy, who people thought would cleanse the town free of witches. and although he helped these trials go on, he really wasn't solving the problem in the town, he was just worsening it. and what i mean by that is that he would make these people sentence more people into jail, by making them acuse other people that those others were with the devil. so although he might have been "helping" their town, he was just a facilitator of these hangings. he had encouraged people to tell on others, to get themselves out of trouble, like tituba, for example. because, he came in, and made tituba tell who she was with in the woods; so although he was helping people not die by confessing, he was just causing more trouble.
Nick Visger
nickvisger@me.com
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