Reverend Parris Character Analysis

Reverend Hale admits to himself that he may have started the witch trials in Salem, feeling guilty Hale strives to save anyone that he can from being hung. After some time, Reverend Hale realizes that the witch accusations are driven by ulterior motives. He feels guilty because he is the one who confirmed that the presence of the devil is in the town of Salem, causing fear to overcome many people. Hale exclaims, “There is blood on my head! Can you not see the blood on my head!!”(Miller 131). He believes that because he started the unjust trials he is the one to blame for the execution of innocents. Hale is convinced that if he had never gotten involved then the witch trials may have never occurred. In an attempt to fix the problem he created,

Reverend John Hale, an educated man of the Lord, arrives in Salem and unwittingly starts the Salem Witch Trials and reveals the theme that lies blind even the most well intended from the truth. Reverend Hale represents a good uncorrupt holy man, unlike Parris, and we have chosen a New Testament bible due to his piety, but also due to the Congregationalist Protestant faith which settled in New England. Hale presents himself as an educated man of the world and at the time only priests became educated so we have chosen a textbook. From the very beginning, Hale searches for the truth behind the “witches” in Salem and he remains determined to reveal the lies told by Abigail. We have chosen to represent his determination by a magnifying glass or

After Abigail Williams and the girls are discovered dancing in the forest by Reverend Parris, there are rumours of witchcraft among them, when Betty Parris and Ruth Putnam are found "witched". Once the girls discover this, they become more and more frightened of being accused of witchcraft. Abigail is the first to "admit" to seeing the devil, and all the other girls join in, so

If it were not because of the self-preserving and greedy nature, also the paranoia of the people in Salem, the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 would most likely not have occurred. One of those people is Reverend Parris, who is the minister of the church in The Crucible. All Reverend Parris cares about is his reputation/good name and the amount of wealth he has. He is paranoid that there is a faction of townspeople that are trying to get him thrown out of his position. Because of his need to preserve his good name he goes along with the false proceedings of the witch trials. In the end he starts to doubt the trials for the same reason. He also suppresses evidence that would have discredited the court, but

Humans beings face the perpetual conflict between good and evil throughout their lives. One’s understanding of good and evil comes from their own view of what is morally right. Their beliefs are influenced by life experiences, culture, and the sphere of people around them. Therefore, people base their actions off of their definition of good. However, whether they are seen as good or evil comes from the judgement of others. One’s view of good differs from another person’s. Consequently, there is often a misinterpretation of person’s actions throughout their life. There is no solid line that distinguishes someone as either good or evil. In East of Eden, Steinbeck claims that a person can only be deemed good or evil after his death. However,

Betty wakes up from her coma and is screaming, which leads the community to believe she has been witched. Reverend Hale speaks to Tituba because he has become suspicious of the girls who danced. Tituba admits to coming in contact with the devil and then the other girls begin to admit that they also saw other people conspiring with the devil. Later, Mary Warren's comes to John Proctor's home with news that Elizabeth, his wife, has been accused of being a witch after Abigail Williams set her up and convinced the townspeople that Elizabeth stabbed her in the stomach and killed her unborn child. John expresses that Mary must go to the court and tell the people that Abigail and the rest of the girls are frauds and have been lying this whole time. Mary tells this to court but the girls turn the tables on her saying that she is the one who truly bewitched them and they cause an uproar acting as if she is controlling them during the court session. Mary then accuses John of being a witch and he is arrested along with his wife. Eventually, Abigail runs away with Parris’s money and Danforth tries to get Elizabeth to talk John into confessing. He confesses but does not include others in his confession, which leads to Hale send John to be hung with the others who were perceived as being witches and this ends the witch

The play opened with the girls doing something considered taboo in Puritan society, dancing in the woods. The girls involved in this were Abigail Williams, Betty Parris, Mary Warren, Ruth Putnam, and a few others. Tituba, Reverend Parris’s slave from Barbados was also with them. All of the girls involved were caught by Reverend Samuel Parris, the minister of Salem. When Reverend Parris catches the girls dancing in the woods, his daughter Betty Parris becomes

Abby and all the other girls in the town are caught in the woods by reverend Hale conjuring up spirits. Some of the girls that were caught in the woods became very ill and the idea of witchcraft arose. In the mist of all this John Proctor was having an affair on his wife with abby while abby was working on the farm and Goody Proctor found out and fired abby. Abby is trying to get rid of Goody Proctor to have John all to herself so she accuses Goody Proctor of witchcraft and Goody is taken to court for it. Mary Warren was accused of witchcraft so Mary accused John of witchcraft because john tried to get Mary to sign her name to the devil so she accused him of it. Reverend Hale is trying to get everyone in the jail to confess that they are witches

These accusations, we learn in the novel, are not true and are merely stories to put the blame of someone's mistakes or wrongdoings to someone else. This is reflected through the minor characters of Mary Warren and Mercy Lewis, followers of Abigail Williams, and through Danforth and various townspeople. After Abigail Williams and the girls are discovered dancing in the forest by Reverend Parris, there are rumours of witchcraft among them, when Betty Parris and Ruth Putnam are

One good example of a dynamic character in The Crucible is Reverend Hale. Hale is known as an authority on witches and he is known to be the guy who wants to prove that witchcraft is real. In the beginning, Hale is determined to find the mysterious illness that the reverend’s daughter claims to have. In the book, Hale shows his strong hatred and certainty of witchcraft when he says,”Someone called the devil in that forest.”(Act l, Scene 19) Yet, after he gets settled in he does a few of his strategies from his book, but still can't find answers, but he doesn’t give up, he keeps on trying to get to the bottom of what happened. However, as he is trying to find the truth and is interviewing the town. He can’t seem to add the stories up and in

It was once said “A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle”. People wrapped in themselves only care about themselves, so they become similar to a small bundle meaning they are only about themselves and other people do not matter to them. In the Crucible Arthur Miller introduces Parris, a minister looking for fame and fortune with his motives being strictly based on his selfish ways, which in turn this becomes his main weakness. He becomes wrapped in himself so much he will do anything to rise to the top even if it means death for the opposition.

One of the girls, Parris’ daughter Betty, falls into a state similar to that of a coma. Betty’s condition sparks rumors of witchcraft amongst the members of the community. Abigail, the girls’ leader, cautions the other girls not to speak about anything other than dancing in the woods. John Proctor, who previously engaged in an affair with Abigail, tells her to

As a society, we expect people in positions of leadership to act in the best interest of the general public. However, this is not always the case. Some officials abuse their power. They do not ensure honesty and allow for sneakiness in their dealings. We find that oftentimes it is the people with the most power that become the greediest, and most insecure. This is portrayed in the drama The Crucible by Arthur Miller. In which one of the most complex characters is Reverend Samuel Parris. Parris makes decisions off what is in his best interest and covers for his insincerity by pretending to be very righteous. Reverend Parris' character is revealed through his dialogue, reactions to various incidents, and others observance’s of him; his traits of selfishness, misuse of authority, and greed are particularly apparent.

Reverend Parris is a single father with one daughter (Betty). He took in his niece (Abigail) after her parents were brutally murdered. When his sister died, the whole family fell apart. They live in a small town where everyone knows everyone. The people are all about reputation and money.

When the doctor claims Betty’s illness could be unnatural Parris is ashamed that “my daughter and my niece I discovered dancing in the forest”(9) and is worried that the people might think poorly upon his name if they hear of witchcraft in his family. Reverand is