The Untouchable “Which, Witch” John Hale is the minister of Beverly, who has been summoned to discover and rid supposed witchcraft in the town of Salem, Mass. Before the end of act one he has already decided Salem is plagued with witchcraft, with or without concrete evidence to support his allegation. Reverend John Hale went looking for evidence of witchcraft, real or make believe. The three traits that best describe him would be both presumptuous, …showed first 75 words of 981 total…

…showed last 75 words of 981 total…her). Woman! It is pride, it is vanity. ...He drops to his knees. ...What profit him to bleed? Shall the dust praise him? Shall the worms declare his truth?” (145). John Hale the minister Beverly, summoned to find and rid witchcraft in the town of Salem. He sought for evidence of witchcraft that he never found. In the end he was left a broken man. This, by far, wasn’t the outcome anyone had hoped for.