Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Answer 1

Reverend Hale was the one who said this.

Answer 2

Answer: The character that said those words was Reverend Hale.

Explanation: The excerpt provided has been taken from the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. This play tells the story of the Salem witch trials, which function as an allegory for McCarthyism. Moreover, The Crucible is divided in four acts. The excerpt provided belongs to Act I and the words included in it are pronounced by Reverend Hale, a minister who has a great knowledge of witchcraft and travels to Salem to investigate the women accused of being witches. Throughout the play, he is presented as a calm and idealistic man who avoids jumping to conclusions ("we must look only for his proper signs and judge nothing beforehand").