A person's character can have many influences on whether or not they can maintain their morals. In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, the town of Salem in the Massachusetts Bay Colony is overrun by witch trials. They are started by young girls who accuse people of being witches to avoid getting in trouble for being caught dancing naked in the woods. Reverend Hale, considered an expert on witches, is called in to assist the courts in the trials and give his opinion on the seriousness of the situation. At first he believes these cases to be true, but he changes his mind when the credibility of the accusers is questioned and he also speaks out against the legal proceedings. Various townspeople believe the girls are lying, and some people try to stand up to them but end up being accused of being witches and dying. The character's internal struggles play an important role in determining whether or not he will succeed in standing up to the girls and whether he will be able to maintain his morals. Two of the people who stood up to the girls were Mary Warren and Reverend John Hale; Reverend Hale was able to maintain his morals by looking at the situation from a neutral point of view and based on the facts, while Mary Warren, a young girl who was one of the accusers, was unable to maintain her morals and to stop the unfair trials because she was afraid of other girls, she is self-centered and she had no self-confidence. Reverend Hale's character traits helped him maintain his morality because they gave him the strength he needed to do the right thing. At first, he saw signs that he interpreted as the work of the devil and honestly thought that Salem was infested with... middle of paper ... screams, and they would each have different things happen. of their morality; Reverend Hale managed to maintain his ethics throughout the play due to his insight and neutrality, but his orals hit a speed bump due to his confident nature, while Mary Warren was horrible at maintaining her morals because she was self-centered, fearful. , and not very confident. John Hale maintained his morals through thick and thin as the game progressed, even switching sides as soon as he knew for sure that the side he was then currently supporting was wrong. Mary Warren failed to maintain her morality after begging because she knew the trials were bad because of begging, but she did nothing. This piece highlights the fact that people make choices based on their personality and current state, and that those choices may or may not be right..