In The Crucible, Reverend Hale was called to Salem during the Witch Trials. He was there to see if he could uncover any evidence of witchcraft.
He is an expert on witchcraft.
Reverand Parris was the minister of Salem Village, He fed the hysteria, preaching that there was witchcraft, some say, to keep the people from firing him.
They actually occurred over two years. They began in May of 1692 and ended in February of 1693.
He is an expert on witchcraft.
he trained in medicine
The only clergyman who effectively opposed the witchcraft trials in Salem Village was Reverend Increase Mather. He urged for caution and demanded more concrete evidence before accusing someone of witchcraft. Despite facing criticism and accusations himself, Mather's efforts played a significant role in ultimately ending the trials.
Bengt Ankarloo has written: 'The period of the witch trials' -- subject(s): History, Trials (Witchcraft), Witchcraft
1692
Massachusetts
He is an expert on witchcraft.
John Proctor says this ironic statement about witchcraft trials to his wife, Elizabeth, in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. Witchcraft was known as "black mischief" as in black magic, but he felt it was the witchhunting trials that were a stain on their community.