Question

Who said it?

"Be his helper! What profit him to bleed? Shall the dust praise him? Shall the worms declare his truth? Go to him, take his shame away!

options:

Reverend Hale


Danforth


Rebecca Nurse


Reverend Parris

Answer 1

Reverend Hale

Step-by-step explanation:

Hale believes that Proctor is willing to hang because of pride. In a last ditch attempt to save the man, Hale entreats Elizabeth Proctor to "go to him...it is pride...it is vanity...what profit him to bleed...shall the dust praise him...shall the worms declare his truth?"

Answer 2

Reverend Hale

Step-by-step explanation:

He is pleading that she convince him to confess because then he will live and that if he does hang there is nothing good coming of it because only the dust and the worms will be happy about his death. It also shows that Hale lost some of his spirituality.