Reverend Brown shows all throughout the play that he is the most religious person. Although the fundamentalist does not express it too much, when he does, it’s to an extreme level. While he is giving a speech in front of all of the town members, he makes a two very austere remarks, the first of which being against Bert and the second one being against his own daughter Rachel. He yells to the crowd, “O lord of the tempest… let (Bert’s) soul writhe in anguish and damnation-¨ (2.2.59). This tells the reader that Brown believes in religion so strongly that he thinks he can damn people and make them go to hell. Another example is from another part of Brown’s speech which is directed mostly towards Rachel. He says, “Lord we call down the same (damnation)
