Free download parris the crucible6/25/2023 ![]() His attitudes and characteristics are very unlike of a typical minister and he cares more about himself than his community. Parris is a selfish and a corrupt man.Parris does not fear at the end of the play for the integrity of the court, or of the decisions made by the court.At the end of the play he hoped that John Proctor would confess to witchcraft because if one confessed then everybody else who was accused of witchcraft will have seemed to have lied and Parris’ life and reputation will be intact.Parris then reveals that a knife was found at his door at that maybe his own life is jeopardy. He is once again illustrating how he is paranoid and insecure, and fears more for his own life than anybody else’s. Parris is describing what he believes might happen in Salem. ![]() Parris fears for his life ‘There be a faction here, feeding on that news, and I tell you true, sir, I fear there will be a riot.’ Danforth, who is also corrupt and ignorant man, even realises that Parris’ behaviour is pathetic and not that of a minister: ‘Mr Parris, you are a brainless man.’.He only cares about his own reputation - not Abigail or the fact that she could be practicing witchcraft. This attitude is consistent throughout the play, as we see at the beginning when Parris interrogates Abigail in order to find out if she danced in the woods. This illustrates just how much of a selfish, horrible and pathetic human being Parris is.He is crying, but he is more devastated about his money having disappeared than he is about the deaths of innocent people - People he has played a role in condemning. This is Parris’ response when he finds out that Abigail has fled from Salem and stolen all of his money.Throughout the entire play he is extremely egotistical and vain, which we see especially in the final act. This withheld information causes suspicion about witchcraft in Salem. His character is important in the play because at the beginning he is the one who discovers his niece Abigail and her friends dancing in the forest. His characteristics are not those of a typical minister. Introduction to Parris Parris is a minister from Salem, who is corrupt and ignorant. ![]()
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