Hale serves as an outside voice of reason to the reader. He is not part of the community of Salem, and he is obviously a very intelligent man. In addition to that, he is not a man who is quick to judge. He wants to see justice done, but he wants it to be done fairly. For that reason, he is a very trustworthy character to the reader. John and Elizabeth give Hale reason to doubt almost as soon as he enters their house. John mentions that he...
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