Rev.+Hale

Today I am Reverend Hale, and I will be covering pages 32-48

Today I saw the forces of the devil corrupt the house of the greatest member of any society. I have been called from Beverly to investigate a suspition of witchcraft. Two young girls have been found in a state of sleep and cannot wake. The girls were found dancing in the woods around a kettle while the slave of Reverend Parris, a woman named Tituba, was casting spells. When I began my investigation of Betty Parris, one of the two girls, some of the townspeople were curios about the books I had, to which I anwsered, "Here is all the invisible world, caught, defined, and calculated. In these books the Devil stands stripped of all his brute disguises. Here are all your familiar spirits-- your incubi and succubi; your witches that go by land, by air, and by sea; your wizards of the night and of the day. Have no fear now-- we shall find him out if he has come among us, and I mean to crush him utterly if he has shown his face." I know that the people have nothing but the deepest respect to me, as man of the church, and as a man of holy crusade against the forces of darkness. However, I also know that the sensible people both respect, and fear, that which they do not fully understand. Mr. Proctor even said, "I've heard you a sensible man," indicateing my reputation preceeds me. Tomorrow, I expect that we will get to the bottom of this and the girls will be free of the curse that binds them. (DZ)

Kyle Coulson

Today I am Rev. Hale, and I will be covering pages 75-81.

Today I saw with my very eyes that you can't trust a man nor a women. Mr. Proctor had just informed me of a crucial piece of evidence that could have saved many lives. He states that Abigail and the rest of the possessed girls were dancing in the world, and Rev. Parris followed the girls and frightened them to the point when Betty fainted. Why would these girls betray god? Another shock was that I asked Mr. Proctor to recite the 10 commandments and forgot one that made me sort of suspicious. Thy shall not commit adultery. It sounds to me that Abigail Williams and John Proctor had some affair in the past, and deserves to be investigated. Tonight at the Proctor's, Cheevers gathered a warrant to search their house. Cheevers kindly asked them for any poppets in the house. Unfortunately, Cheevers found a poppet. And coincidently, the poppet carried a needle that stabbed Abigail Williams earlier in the day. Abigail accused Elizabeth Proctor of sending her spirit to Abigail to stab her. So, Cheevers had to arrest Goody Proctor, with strong resistance from Mr. Proctor. I should have stepped in. I should have used God to protect the Proctors. I couldn't bare to watch the children as their mother was being taken away. Tomorrow is going to be a rough day in the courts. Only God will know how this turns out. (KC)

Today I am Rev. Hale, and will be covering pages 90-97.

**Today I saw** a good honest man be charged with witch craft, and his name is Giles Cory. Giles went against the court and said the girls were lying about everything, and that he had proof, and when Hathorne asked what the name of the person was Giles wouldn’t tell him, and this is what caused Giles to be arrested. I tried to stand up for Giles and Proctor but I always got cut off whenever **I would say** anything “He’s only playin’ you! He means to hang us all!” (98). As I stood listening to Danforth I couldn’t help but **hear him say that I was too** going against the court by sticking up for Proctor and Giles. **I should have said** more on my behalf and I should have stood up for Giles more, and I should have not let Hathorne and Danforth run all over me. **I bet in the future** I will some how be accused of going against the court and be thrown in jail.

Today I am Rev. Hale, and I will be covering pages 97-End.

Today I saw in my very own eyes a man who died for his name. John Proctor died for not soiling his name. This whole incident was really out of control, and Abigail Williams plan had backfired. I only pray for Abigail that her sins are forgiven. She should now realize that her and her friends childish actions to gain attention and caused the death of many men and women. I have come to realize that such fear in a neighborhood is as lethal as the plague. It spreads like a disease. It seems as if Mr. Parris was infected first, and then infected the entire town. But back to John Proctor. It was outside, John Proctor had the chance to be free, if he would sign his name. He refused to. He said that his confession to the judge was all he needed, and didn't need his name posted onto the church door for the public to see. I told him he would hang for it, but he said so be it. I should've talked to the Judge. I might have been able to convince him that a confession is a confession and the public does not need to see it. But, I didn't. And so,  John was hanged for it, and forever, his name still stands strong in the town of Salem. (KC)