the lives of the multitude of innocent Salem civilians whose lives depend on his verdict. Reverend Parris is also more concerned about his good‚ than the good for the group. One instance of this is shown on page 1324 when he tells Judge Danforth not to hang the respected accused individuals saying‚ “You cannot hang this sort. There is danger for me. I dare not step outside at night!” This quote shows that Parris is not concerned with the hanging of the accused individuals who are not as respected‚ nor
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different from today. When the Puritans arrived‚ they established a strict theocracy in their colony. Their government was completely entwined with their church. Religious moral codes became the laws. Anything immoral could get them arrested. Reverend Parris preaches compliance with the church rules and the local laws when he says‚ "there is either obedience or the church will burn like Hell is burning!" (28). People were punished for breaking simple laws. Abigail says‚ "Uncle‚ we did dance; let you
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citizen’s minds. People in this play had only one thing that they were afraid of: shame brought to their family’s name and punishment from a ruling authority‚ in this case court. For example‚ Reverend Parris‚ father of Betty‚ was holding back of telling the town citizens what was going on with his sick daughter. Parris feared how the citizens would react and take him down from the pedestal he stood on since witchcraft was still a possibility for his daughter’s obscure sickness. He could of told the people
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Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible: Gaining Integrity through Failure Integrity is achieved through the gaining of wisdom; the gaining of wisdom is a direct result of failure. Arthur Miller wrote the moralizing drama‚ The Crucible‚ in this play the main character John Proctor was wrongly accused of witchcraft and served the death penalty along with two others. The story of John Proctor was indirectly summarized by the American author William Saroyan when he said‚ "Good people...are good because they
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KEY Who are Reverend Parris‚ Betty‚ and Abigail? What is their relationship? Rev. Parris is the minister of Salem‚ Betty is his daughter‚ and Abigail is his niece. Who is Tituba? What is her relationship to the family? Tituba is the Parris’s slave from Barbados. What is wrong with Betty? Betty is unconscious after being caught by her father dancing in the woods with other girls from Salem. Why does Parris suggest calling in Reverend Hale? Rev. Parris thinks the Devil
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through selflessness. Everything you do comes back around." Reverend Parris of‚ T he Crucible ‚ will never know what true happiness is. H e is selfish‚ conceded‚ and paranoid. If you only care for yourself and only about what will happen to you ‚ you are selfish. "It must come out – my enemies will bring it out. Let me know what you done there Abigail‚ do you not understand that I have many enemies?" (page 142‚ line82 - 84) Rev. Parris says this to Abigail. This shows that he is only worried
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One character of The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams‚ is Reverend Parris’ niece in the play. Historically‚ there is no concrete evidence to prove a hereditary relationship between the two characters (Burns). Next‚ the characters of John and Elizabeth Proctor are not farmers as Miller described; instead‚ the Proctors
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and people will listen to what she says‚ and she takes full advantage of it. Abigail Williams is a seventeen year-old girl who is the niece of Reverend Parris‚ Abigail was the Proctors’ servant before Elizabeth fired her for having an affair with John. She is a hateful‚ hostile girl who‚ in an attempt to protect herself from punishment after Reverend Parris finds them dancing‚ instigates the Salem witch trials and leads the charge of accusations. Despite her accusations‚ Abigail is a bold liar who
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this situation. Parris also is losing control against his niece because he found her‚ his daughter‚ and a few other girls dancing in the forest the in the night. Parris also saw someone naked running around when they were dancing‚ whom he figured to be Betty or Abigail‚ his niece. I found it interesting that they were dancing with their slave considering she was not accepted in the this period of time. Abigail states that Betty fainted only because of being shocked to have Parris see her in the
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Abigail‚ the girls‚ Hathorne and Danforth‚ Reverend Parris‚ the Putnams‚ and even Hale played a role in spreading the mass hysteria. Each one of them were highly respected individuals. Among the list were land owners‚ judges‚ and two preachers. The Crucible is set in the year 1962. If you were a preacher
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