Near the end of the play, Hale pleads with Elizabeth to convince John to confess in order to save his life. If John confesses, his life will be spared. Hale initially came to Salem to find and eradicate any elements of witchcraft. But after seeing and listening to the accusations and the illogical functioning of the court, Hale comes to another conclusion: that the accusations are in fact false and that the reactionary culture of Salem was...
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