The Crucible A writer may use many ways of showing the audience what a character’s personality is like. These may include the following: giving the character’s own words, describing how the character looks, telling what people say or think about the character, and showing how people behave toward the character. Show how these items are used in the development of John Hale. The author of The Crucible, Arthur Miller, uses many methods to …showed first 75 words of 741 total…

…showed last 75 words of 741 total…ultimately triggers the death of many innocent people because he is not willing to speak out against their beliefs. He is helpless to stop the witch-hunt and this is made even worse for him because he is basically the one who started it in the first place. The words and behaviors of the townspeople cause his character to change dramatically and this transformation of Hale’s character makes an interesting foundation for the entire story.