Abigail, his niece
He fears that if John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse get hanged, then the town will start a riot.
Betty Parris only pretends to be ill in the first act of the play, 'The Crucible'. She does so after her father Rev. Samuel Parris finds her and a cousin, Abigail dancing in the forest, along with Tituba, a slave. With her feigned illness cries of witchcraft evolve in the town, causing innocent people to be put to death.
Refering to the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller - a comment made by Rev. Parris when he confronts Abigail about her reputation around town (asking if it is a pure/good one). "Your name in the town - it is entirely white, is it not?"
Parris is a greedy and selfish minister which angers Proctor. He wants gold candlesticks (symbol of his greed) and the deed to his home which illustrates his desire to have importance and wealth in the Salem town. Also Proctor dislikes him because of the topics he discusses in church (mortgages, deeds, hell) and this causes Parris to believe Proctor is creating a party against him within the Church.
Abigail's uncle, Reverend Parris, is viewed as the town's spiritual leader; it is his sole duty to bring God into their lives. With the news of witches and magic making an appearance, the town looked to Parris with hopes that he would have an answer and would know what to do. Abigail compromised his position because she was caught dancing in the forest and drinking chicken's blood (which was viewed as witch craft in the 1600's). When word of this got out, Parris' position in the town was compromised because the "holy leader" had a niece who was accused of witchcraft herself. With this happening, the town began to question whether or not they could truly trust their Reverend.
He fears that if John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse get hanged, then the town will start a riot.
The condition of Salem in The Crucible, Act 4 was very tense. In the discussion of Parris and the cows, you can see that the town is really disrupted.
Betty Parris only pretends to be ill in the first act of the play, 'The Crucible'. She does so after her father Rev. Samuel Parris finds her and a cousin, Abigail dancing in the forest, along with Tituba, a slave. With her feigned illness cries of witchcraft evolve in the town, causing innocent people to be put to death.
Refering to the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller - a comment made by Rev. Parris when he confronts Abigail about her reputation around town (asking if it is a pure/good one). "Your name in the town - it is entirely white, is it not?"
Parris is a greedy and selfish minister which angers Proctor. He wants gold candlesticks (symbol of his greed) and the deed to his home which illustrates his desire to have importance and wealth in the Salem town. Also Proctor dislikes him because of the topics he discusses in church (mortgages, deeds, hell) and this causes Parris to believe Proctor is creating a party against him within the Church.
Abigail's uncle, Reverend Parris, is viewed as the town's spiritual leader; it is his sole duty to bring God into their lives. With the news of witches and magic making an appearance, the town looked to Parris with hopes that he would have an answer and would know what to do. Abigail compromised his position because she was caught dancing in the forest and drinking chicken's blood (which was viewed as witch craft in the 1600's). When word of this got out, Parris' position in the town was compromised because the "holy leader" had a niece who was accused of witchcraft herself. With this happening, the town began to question whether or not they could truly trust their Reverend.
that she is a witch
that she is a witch
Parris lies about the dancing in the woods in The Crucible because does not want to be seen as a bad person by the town members. He lies about knowing what happened so no one will accuse him and he will still be liked.
Yes she stole Parris's money and fled the town with Mercy
You go to the docks in the town where the crucible is, you're only able to go after you complete the crucible.
They illustrate the corruption of the town