Reverend Hale is a dynamic character in Miller's The Crucible as he is challenged by the courage of John Proctor. He starts off very convincingly and seems to know exactly what he wants. John Proctor is a very strong and courageous character. He influences Reverend Hale so much that Hale completely changes his mind about Salem, the court, and witches. Reverend Hale presents Salem as a very strong character who knows what he wants to do. He is very confident. “They have to be, they are full of authority” (p. 36). When he arrives in Salem, he is absolutely sure that it is witchcraft. "The devil is precise: the signs of his presence are as definite as stone." (p. 38), “Are You Collecting Souls for the Devil?” (page 44); “Who came to you with the devil?” and".maybe another person from the village?" (p. 45). Some of his faults are that he judges too much by appearances, "...you look as such a good soul should look" (p. 37); “…such a weighty statement cannot be supported by a farmer,” (p. 99); and uses people to interrogate other people. “How can you bear to see this child suffer?” (page 45); "You have Mr. Parris in the register." (page 64); “Man is ordered, therefore he must have the light of God in him.” (page 66). Reverend Hale has much wisdom to share with Salem. “Man, remember, until an hour before the devil fell, God thought him beautiful in heaven” (p. 71); ".private revenge works through testimony," (p. 114). John Proctor is a strong and courageous character who will not give up easily on his accusers. At the end of The Crucible he denies the accusations of witchcraft. He says he will never confess it. He could be free of charges if he confessed, but it's a false charge and he doesn't want anything to tarnish his name. He is a good person who just wants to please everyone, especially his wife. He says, "I'm going to buy George Jacobs' heifer. Would you like that?"; “I only mean to please you, Elizabeth.” The fact that he just wants to please people is what gets him into trouble. He tries too hard to tell people only what they want to hear. All this leads Hale to change his mind about the court, witches and Salem. He is very disappointed with how the people of Salem have behaved. He was outraged by the way they accused people they didn't like of being witches, just so they wouldn't have to deal with them anymore. He hated how crying girls did all this following Abigail Williams.