“Abigail, I have fought here three years to bend these stiff-necked people to me, and now, just now when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my very character.” (pg. 916) In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Reverend Parris is a very despicable character because of his acts of being a coward, arrogant, high pride, and being paranoid.
Charles Dickens once said “In a word, I was too cowardly to avoid what I Know to be right as I had been too cowardly to avoid what I know is wrong.” First of all, Reverend Parris appears to be a very good godly man, however he is a coward. He is a lying, deceitful, and mischievous reverend! Reverend Parris does not care about the well-beings of others as long as his reputation in Salem, …show more content…
960) Parris acts as if he has committed no sin. He blatantly disregards the fact that he witnessed his daughter, niece, and about twelve other girls dancing naked in the forest form the Judge, and other authorities. In his acts of having coward characteristics, Parris does not want anyone to know that wrong doing was done in his own house hold. While discussing the incident with his niece, Abigail Williams, reverend Parris says in anger, “… In the midst of such disruption, my own household is discovered to be the very center of some obscene practice. Abominations are done in the forest.” (pg. 915) Parris does not want anyone to know that the girls were participating in ungodly manners. Abigail Williams argues that she and the other girls were just playing, but Parris feels that her statement to it being a joke is preposterous and he does not believe it because his daughter Betty will not wake up. Parris want to be above all. He feels that he is …show more content…
Parris is stuck on the idea that John Proctor is out to get him, and he’s trying to blacken his name. In react to his paranoia, reverend makes a statement about john Proctor to Judge Danforth. He says “Since I came into Salem, this man is blackening my name.” (pg. 970) Parris and John Proctor do not get along. There is no rumor that John does not like Reverend Parris and Parris fully aware of that. His paranoia has him left to believe that John has a faction of people whom are trying to blacken his name. Because Reverend Parris does not want proctor to ruin his reputation, he accuses John of doing the devils work because John stopped coming to church. John Proctor says to Putnam about reverend Parris and his sermons, “I have trouble enough without I come five miles to hear him preach only hellfire and bloody damnation. Mr. Parris… there are others who stay away from church these days because you hardly ever mention God anymore.” (pg. 925) Proctor says these words to Mr. Parris because everyone is questioning him about why did he not attend the Sabbath
Charles Dickens once said “In a word, I was too cowardly to avoid what I Know to be right as I had been too cowardly to avoid what I know is wrong.” First of all, Reverend Parris appears to be a very good godly man, however he is a coward. He is a lying, deceitful, and mischievous reverend! Reverend Parris does not care about the well-beings of others as long as his reputation in Salem, …show more content…
960) Parris acts as if he has committed no sin. He blatantly disregards the fact that he witnessed his daughter, niece, and about twelve other girls dancing naked in the forest form the Judge, and other authorities. In his acts of having coward characteristics, Parris does not want anyone to know that wrong doing was done in his own house hold. While discussing the incident with his niece, Abigail Williams, reverend Parris says in anger, “… In the midst of such disruption, my own household is discovered to be the very center of some obscene practice. Abominations are done in the forest.” (pg. 915) Parris does not want anyone to know that the girls were participating in ungodly manners. Abigail Williams argues that she and the other girls were just playing, but Parris feels that her statement to it being a joke is preposterous and he does not believe it because his daughter Betty will not wake up. Parris want to be above all. He feels that he is …show more content…
Parris is stuck on the idea that John Proctor is out to get him, and he’s trying to blacken his name. In react to his paranoia, reverend makes a statement about john Proctor to Judge Danforth. He says “Since I came into Salem, this man is blackening my name.” (pg. 970) Parris and John Proctor do not get along. There is no rumor that John does not like Reverend Parris and Parris fully aware of that. His paranoia has him left to believe that John has a faction of people whom are trying to blacken his name. Because Reverend Parris does not want proctor to ruin his reputation, he accuses John of doing the devils work because John stopped coming to church. John Proctor says to Putnam about reverend Parris and his sermons, “I have trouble enough without I come five miles to hear him preach only hellfire and bloody damnation. Mr. Parris… there are others who stay away from church these days because you hardly ever mention God anymore.” (pg. 925) Proctor says these words to Mr. Parris because everyone is questioning him about why did he not attend the Sabbath