Final answer:
By Act 3 of 'The Crucible', Reverend Hale denounces the Salem witch trial proceedings as false and corrupt, reflecting his disillusionment with the court's actions.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question refers to a specific character and events from Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, which depicts the Salem witch trials. By Act 3, Reverend Hale has begun to doubt the legitimacy of the proceedings. The options given are varied, but the one that accurately describes Reverend Hale's attitude by this point in the play is that he denounces the proceedings as false and corrupt (option b). This realization is significant given the hysteria that characterized the historical witch trials in 1692, during which the Puritanical belief in the devil's work led to tragic executions based on spectral evidence and mass hysteria.