Sensing his inability to completely persuade Danforth, Hale further appeals to morality and ethics through his implication of ethos within his speech. With the court using irrational evidence to persecute individuals, Hale’s “...hand shakes yet as with a wound” due to the seventy-two death warrants he signed (Miller 92). Although Hale asserts his high status in society through ethos, he does not believe his actions are consistent with his moral and ethical values. There is no clear evidence of witchcraft, yet Hale is forced to sign death warrants, for his devotion to the church requires him to conform with the court. As seen through the words “shake” and “wound,” Hale expresses disapproval and guilt of his actions, which were the result of
