The Crucible
RESTATE what Hale is asking Goody Proctor to do in this passage.
day four
act four
(passage starts) hale,(continuning to elizaberth).......
why does he not just do it himself? why ask her to do it?
day four
act four
(passage starts) hale,(continuning to elizaberth).......
why does he not just do it himself? why ask her to do it?
Hale is encouraging Elizabeth to ask her husband to lie in order to save his life. He asks her to do so because he believes that she has more influence with John that he does.
The Crucible