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Characterization of Reverend Samuel Parris in "The Crucible"

Eric Repas

Throughout The Crucible we are introduced to and follow four or five
important characters that Arthur Miller elaborated upon. One of those characters
is Reverend Samuel Parris, a bitter minister who came to Salem for unclear
reasons. That reason may have been he was looking for a small town to control,
maybe he was trying to escape something or someone, or he may have just wanted a
fresh, clean start; whatever that reason was it is for sure he had no idea what
he was going to start. If the blame of the Salem Witchcraft Trails were to be
traced back to one individual it would certainly be Reverend Parris.
When we are first introduced to Parris he is at the side of his
daughters bed praying for his recovery. It is Parris who calls in Hale and
other experts so that a cure may be found for his daughter. Once word got out
that there were witch hunters in Salem all hell broke loose. As three warrants
are sent......

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