Reverend Hale in The Crucible Reverend Hale's attitude completely changed throughout his stay in Salem. After Reverend Parris saw girls, including Abigail, Tituba, and Betty, dancing and conjuring spirits in the woods, he called Hale to Salem. These woods are prohibited; dancing and conjuring are signs of the devil in Puritan society. Called from Beverly, a special reverend, Hale's job is to search a town for any signs of Lucifer. Reverend Parris obviously saw a work of the devil in his niece Abigail, the slave Tituba and her daughter Betty. Reverend Hale experiences three different feelings throughout the play. At first, Hale was just doing his job and was passionate about purging this city of the devil. In the middle of the play, Hale is upset about the way the trial is going and he feels like the girls are lying about the convicted people putting their minds on the girls. By the end of the play, Hale has lost all faith in the justice system and is very upset by Judge Danforth's stubbornness. Hale is simply a hard-working reverend who takes his job very seriously. He is very strict and has his habits. He is determined to go to Salem only to do his job and not to take it personally. As part of his job, he may have to convict people who will ultimately be hanged for witchcraft. When Hale first arrived in Salem, he said, “In these books the Devil is stripped of all his brutal disguises. Here are all your familiar spirits - your incubi and succubi; your witches who travel by land, air and sea; your wizards. of night and day. Fear not now, we will find out if he came among us, and I intend to crush him completely if he shows his face! (Miller 185). This quote shows how he is very determined to find any sign of the devil and will show no mercy. After many people are convicted of witchcraft, Hale can see that there is something wrong. He knows that all the girls are lying when they claim to be attacked by the spirits of the condemned. Abigail starts the stories and, being a strong leader, she is followed by the younger and weaker girls. Ultimately, John Proctor's wives, Giles Corey and Francis Nurse were found guilty..