Samuel Parris

Reverend Samuel Parris is a middle aged man in his forties. Back in 1692 theocracy was the Salem community’s only source of government and Mr. Parris was apart of the clergy, therefore making him a big deal. Parris is a glutton and a menace to society. Although it was Reverend Hale that sparked curiosity of others with thoughts of supernatural taboos, it was Reverend Parris that ignited the witchcraft flames and killed innocent people, and wanted nothing more than to protect his reputation . His

The beginning of the Salem Witch Trials started in the home of the Parris family. Before all of the witch crisis started, Samuel Parris was living in London with his father a “cloth merchant”. His father died when Samuel was in his early twenties, he did not have any money so he decided to move to the “New World”, America, to start his new life as an owner of a sugar plantation. His business soon failed. When it failed he went to school to become a minister (Ragosta). He went to Salem to find out

witch trails is that Samuel Parris stands behind everything, because he used his religious power in a wrong way in church. Many people were accused and executed based on spectral evidence

a secret jailer and was kept in a shed for a whole year. The people who caused the deaths of many innocent people were Abigail, Samuel Parris, the three other girls, and the many people who were afraid. Abigail was the one who started everything. She acted like she was possessed and started to accuse people of being witches with the help of her parents and Samuel Parris. This tiny incident led to a big massacre which killed 20 people. The main reason people believed in Abigail was because she was

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

suffer in 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

begin to be affected by witchcraft? Why were they so willing to accuse each other, ultimately ending in twenty deaths? By looking into the history of the village and its’ social conditions, this paper will explore the possibility that Reverend Samuel Parris, in fear of losing his position within the community, used the Bible, his supporters, and the villagers’ beliefs to scare Salem into believing witchcraft was alive in their village. For thousands of years, Christian societies throughout Europe

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

with Reverend Parris, a man very concerned about his reputation, accusing his orphaned niece Abigail Williams of taking part in witchcraft after his daughter is unconscious after dancing in the woods. A technique used by Parris is characterization, which utilizes the thoughts, actions and dialogues in the construction of characters. Arthur Miller uses characterization to build the character of Reverend Samuel Parris as arrogant , selfish, and deceptive.     Reverend Samuel Parris could be described

In the year 1692, everyone went to church. They called themselves “Christians”, and this made them people of faith. The church of Salem needed to find a new reverend so they got Samuel Parris. Samuel Parris was a main part of this whole thing. He wanted to keep his job and to do that he had to execute many people in the process. After they got their new reverend, the accusations for witches began to form. Most people must have been very naive