I feel by the end of the book, Parris has not made some moral development. In the beginning of the book as well as throughout the play, he and Proctor do not get along. They argue over the witch trials, they argue over religion, they argue over the color of the sky and cease to let the other “win”. At the end of the play, we do see a change in Parris with his attitude towards Proctor, but this is only to stay on the right side of the public opinion. The morning that Proctor is supposed to be hung in front of the town Parris goes to the Judge and tries to get Rebecca and others, as well as Proctor’s, end to be postponed. You would think maybe that his heart has shifted in the passing time, but he confesses to his own personal motives that require
