The Crucible
how ia hale a "broken minister"?
When john proctor says to hale get y'gone with them! You are a broken minister.what does proctor mean when he calls hale a broken minister
When john proctor says to hale get y'gone with them! You are a broken minister.what does proctor mean when he calls hale a broken minister
Elizabeth is being accused of witchcraft in her own house. Abigail knows that the poppet is in the Proctor house and so commences her act about being stabbed. Cheever is indignant about Proctor ripping his warrant up. Proctor is also telling them to get out of his house. Hale tries to calm Proctor down but Proctor accuses Hale of being a "broken minister." To Proctor, Hale is doing the work for the cheating and vindictive court and is a broken man when it comes to truth and God's justice.