Parris

social status is most important than everything. For example, Reverend Parris is a kind of person who think the position is most important thing, “The child is desperate! It must come out—My enemies will bring it out.”(The Crucible page 10). So, this quote is showing Parris is a selfish person, while he talk to Abigail for more detail of the dance on forest which like witchcraft, his daughter Betty still cannot weak up, but Parris did not care about her, because he think he need defend his enemies to

less than adequate prison conditions. For instance, the madness was started by Abigail Williams, niece to one Samuel Parris. She accused the family slave, Tituba, of being a witch. Upon hearing these accusations, Reverend Parris beat Tituba black and blue, despite knowing she did no wrong. Ann Putnam Sr. used this starting accusation to her advantage, as did Reverend Parris. The Abigail, Ann Jr., and Ann Sr. pretended to have fits, and name

Reverend Samuel Parris- Parris is a widow in the mid 40’s. Parris is also considered a bad person in Salem. Parris is very greedy and selfish. Reputation is a big priority. Betty's father and Abigail's uncle. Betty Parris- 10 year old daughter of Rev. Parris. Betty is also Abigail's younger cousin. Gets sick after they are caught dancing in the forest while Tituba was conjuring spirits. Plays along with Abigail condemning witches. Tituba- Reverend Parris's black slave from Barbados in. Age is in

elected, it was comprised mostly of Parris’ opponents. This new committee refused to assess local taxes that would pay Parris’ salary and also challenged the legality of his ownership of the ministry-house property. These actions by the new committee caused Parris and his family to rely solely on voluntary contributions for sustenance. The Putnams were now worried of losing Parris and the soughted independence from Salem Town the congregation would help bring, and Parris was concerned about his job and

More than a couple of jurors were nervous about going against the norm. Which resulted in them acting very similar to Parris. Regardless that everyone in the room was entitled to their own opinions, the decision they were about to make was between life or death. Juror #8 simply chose to vote ‘not guilty’. He was one against many, but that did not sway his decision. All

in the written version. The written version also more accurately and believably portrays the characters as a whole. Some may argue that the film version has a better portrayal of the characters because of its immaculate job characterizing Reverend Parris. Arthur Miller’s original written version of The Crucible did a superior job portraying the characters as understandable to the readers, especially in the case of historical accuracy, than the 1996 film version did because it provides a more historically

play, Reverend Parris was not a good leader according to Proctor. Proctor believed that the Reverend did not act as someone that was the closest to God and he was not fond of him. Because of this Proctor would not attend church often , which allowed the officials of the town to question his faith. By not attending church often in the town of Salem in Massachusetts during this time, one would look as if they were a bad christian. John Proctor throughout the play believed that Parris was an ineffective

making it difficult to rule the church. It was not until 12 years after the church first formed that they were able to have an ordained minister, Samuel Parris. Samuel Parris caused issues though due to his strict, overbearing, ministering ways. The people were not fond of the way he acted nor did they agree with his contract and his pay. Samuel Parris was arguing at the time that he should have the right when he is done serving Salem Village as a minister to keep his house and land as well as have the

In this play, there are many characters who undergo change throughout the play. However, the changes that John Procter, Reverend Hale and Reverend Paris are by far the most that experience change in the play. Each character goes through a unique change, whether it is a physical change, emotional change, or perhaps both. First of all, John Procter is the first individual to change in the play. In the beginning of the play, Procter is an extremely narrow minded individual who might do anything to

The power dynamics in Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, are based on corruption and manipulation. Multiple characters, including Abigail Williams, Reverend Samuel Parris, Deputy Governor Danforth, and Thomas Putnam, misuse their influence in the drama. This depicts how once one has been in a seat of power for an extended period of time, they are actively aware, or in Danforth’s case unaware, of their abuse of power. The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, possesses characters that illustrate how excessive