During Act IV Hale has given up on trying to find witches in Salem. He knows that the entire witch hunt going on is simply people trying to get back at others whom they wanted revenge on. However, when he was searching the town for witches he came upon a startling discovery. He realized that those accused that admitted to being witches were eventually set free to live, and that those that denied the witchcraft charges were hanged. Knowing that the accused were not really witches but if they admitted to witchcraft they would live, he came back to town to warn the accused. He told them that choosing life over pride was a much smarter choice. He begins to tell Proctor that nothing could be greater than his life is he isn't there to enjoy it. Hale is beginning to think more as a regular person than someone hunting witches. Although against all of his wishes, Proctor chooses death and a good name for his children over his life. As Proctor is walking to the gallows to be hanged, Hale watches with both confusion and envy. He has no idea how someone could choose death over life but he is still jealous as to how someone could give so much to the ones they loved.
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