Reverend Parris is a self serving person who only thinks of himself and his own reputation. He is a static character because his behaviour doesn’t change throughout the play‚ The Crucible. At the beginning of the play‚ he is concerned with the way his niece and her friend’s actions reflect on him and his reputation. Toward the end of the play‚ he is concerned about how he and his reputation will look if people find out some of the most respected people of the church died because of his niece‚ Abigail
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Trials there were many people that chose to act as individuals‚ rather than a community. Judge Danforth‚ Reverend Parris ‚ and Abigail Williams had the power to stop‚ and even prevent the trials‚ but chose not to because they did not care for anyone except themselves. Judge Danforth could have stopped the trials when he found out that he was wrong about the whole thing. Also‚ Parris is the reason the trails took place‚ and Abigail Williams fed the flame of hysteria throughout the trails. These three
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accumulating characters with this quality. There are many characters in this book‚ but the ones that convey these qualities are‚ Reverend Parris‚ Abigail along with John Proctor. Miller uses Parris‚ in the first act‚ to demonstrate the theme of having great reputation and integrity. Reputation can be a great deal to some and not that great of a deal to others. Parris‚ the minister of the church‚ has a great reputation and self-respect. As soon as the book starts off he is walking through the forest
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THE CRUCIBLE BY ARTHUR MILLER CAST (in order of appearance) |Reverend Parris |Fred Stewart | |Betty Parris |Janet Alexander | |Tituba |Jacqueline Andre | |Abigail Williams |Madeleine Sherwood
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Betty’s Illness Cynthia Preciado Period. 1 I am Cynthia Preciado and I am going to be interviewing Abigail Parris. Abigail Parris is the niece of Reverend Parris and the cousin of Betty Parris. We are going to find out about Betty’s illness. Is Abigail the cause of all this trouble? We’ll find out. Q1: Hello Abigail‚ I am going to be asking you a couple of questions about Betty’s illness and the event that occurred in the forest. So
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an affair. Reverend Parris‚ minister of the Salem Church‚ who is always worried about his reputation and everything has to be about him. Abigail Williams‚ a beautiful seventeen year old teenager‚ who always thinks she is good and never the one to blame for anything. Thomas Putnam‚ who holds grudges and uses the Salem witch trials to increase his wealth by accusing people of witchcraft even if they are innocent. With all of the characters in The Crucible
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are ridiculous. If she was really a witch and had the power of a witch then he would fear her. 3. Danforth‚ Hathorne‚ and Cheever’s conversation tells the audience about what changes in Salem in the months that passed between Act III and IV? Mr. Parris seems to be crying all the time. Mr. Cheever
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The local doctor diagnosed this as bewitchment‚ soon enough other girls in the town began to show similar symptoms. In late february‚ arrest warrants were issued for the Parris’ families Caribbean slave‚ Tituba along with two other women‚ the homeless beggar Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne. These women were accused of bewitching the young girls and it didn’t take long for the rest of the community to believe them‚ these three
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of events that set this dark episode of history into motion. They believe it began in the household of Reverend Samuel Parris. Reverend Parris owned a West Indian slave named Tituba. Tituba would tell the young girls stories of her experiences in sorcery when the reverend was away. This small group of girls started with Abigail Williams‚ the reverend’s niece‚ and Elizabeth Parris‚ his daughter. Soon‚ a few girls from neighboring homes joined. Eventually‚ the girls began to exhibit exceptionally erratic
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draws on his contempt for Reverend Parris‚ his love for his wife‚ and his need to take responsibility for his actions to gain the strength of character it takes to publicly confess his sins‚ denounce Abigail Williams‚ and save his soul. As soon as Reverend Parris is appointed to the church in Salem John Proctor begins to resent the minister’s superior attitude and greed. An outspoken man‚ Proctor takes every opportunity to criticize Reverend Parris and the now corrupt church. This
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