9-2+Authority

The Authority Your Name: Paige Robinson

Characters: 1. Cheever 2. Hathorne 3. Herrick 4. Parris 5. Darform 6. Hale

Choose one of the characters above and answer the following questions from their perspective.

The character I chose was: Hale

1. What is the problem you are faced with? The problem I am faced with is the fact that everybody is being accused of witchcraft and many are being hung, since I started this mess by having Tituba confess to witchcraft it is my responsibility to stop the girls from accusing anymore innocent people before everybody in Salem is accused with conspiring with the devil.

2. Who do you think is responsible for your problem, and what is motivating them? Abigail Williams, she is motivated by the fact of how much trouble she'd be in if she were caught in this lie. She is motivated with the fact that she has the power to get rid of anyone she doesn't like such as Elizabeth Proctor so she could be with John Proctor with no more interference. One other motivation for her to lie is the fact she preformed witchcraft with out being forced and if this fact is discovered she could hang for it.

3. How are you trying to solve your problem, and are you successful? I am trying to solve my problem by having John Proctors evidence heard to the court so he can help stop Abigail and the other girls from accusing anyone else. I'm not really that successful because the girls have already accused too many people and so its too late for them to tell the truth so at this point Hale cant really do anything to stop it because its not likely to find any hard evidence that the girls are lying.

4. Is there anything ironic or contradictory about what you know and what you say or do? I preach the devil is in Salem at the beginning then in act three I change my mind and say that I was wrong in diagnosing them as being bewitched.

5. When you have completed your questions above, go to your group’s discussion page and post a discussion about how you feel the trial is going so far. Don’t forget to use specific examples, and sign your character’s name.

6. Next, log onto another group’s discussion page and respond to a posting as your character.

Project: In your character’s voice you must write either a one page diary entry, or letter to a professional colleague seeking advice about the issues of the trial.