Letter #1 - Hale to Elizabeth

Dear Goody Proctor,

Your husband’s life is on your hand!

Do you know that your husband will be hanged tomorrow morning? Do you know when the sun rise again you will be a widow with four kids? Do you know that all the townpeople do not want Proctor to be hanged? And do you know God do not want Proctor to be hanged, too?

Proctor’s vanity forbid him from making the right choice; so you, Goody Proctor, should try to persuade him to confess so that you can fulfill your duty as a wife. I am sure you know that the town had gone insane these days. Hatred, vengeance, and fatuity are prevailing among us. This world is turning up side down – the one who lie can survive and the one who hold onto the truth must die. Salem’s people have forgot God, but God did not forget His own people. Thus, you should let you and your husband to live, so that God can have a chance to spread his mercy on you and Proctor.

You know that life is the most precious gift God grants to us; no principle shall justify the taking of it. Without a life, how can you pursuit the happiness you want and the belief you have? Who cares if you have lied or not? As long as you are living, there will be a chance for you to wash away your sins.

Tell him to put aside his so-called dignity; tell him to sign the confession document; and tell him you still love him that you do not want him to die leaving you behind! Proctor is not only a responsible husband to you, but also a rare and precious good man to God. We cannot lose him. So please, Goody Proctor, please bring him back to us! Let him confess so you shall have your husband back. Let him confess so we can stop the court from killing another innocent person! In the name of God, LET HIM CONFESS!


Waiting for your good news,
Hale