A reoccurring theme in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is a hunger for power, authority and respect. We are introduced to characters in The Crucible who will do anything for the sense of authority or power, one of them being Reverend Parris. Reverend Parris is one of, if not the most, power-hungry characters in The Crucible because prior to the plot of the play, the audience learns he was greedy in his church, during the play the audience witnessed many moves made out of his need for authority, and at the end of the play when the audience sees his authority-ridden facade start to crumble.
Through dialogue, there is an obvious hostility between Reverend Parris and John Proctor. Proctor reveals that he does not like the style of preaching that …show more content…
He begins to break down, and his need for power slowly chips away until he is begging people to confess so they will not be executed. I believe that this is also power-hungry, but not to increase his status. I believe it is a hunger to make himself feel like a better person, after what has come of a result of his power-driven actions.
The theme of a want for power in The Crucible connects to McCarthyism because people who were accusing others of being a communist in the 1950s simply had a want to increase their power and status. Not only do we see it in The Crucible and the McCarthy Hearings, we see it in daily life.
In my opinion, Reverend Parris is the most power-driven character in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible because he disregards the well-being of his own blood because he is more concerned about his name and reputation in Salem, which I also believe is truly evil. Parris has more concern about his reputaion that almost anything else, and his want for authority makes him a villian in the Crucible. I cannot see Parris as a hero in any light, because there is too much proving him to be a villian like his greed, need for power, and double standards. I also believe that Reverend Parris’ want for power could have been used in a better way by acknowledging the truth, even if it would hurt his reputation in Salem. He could have been the reverend that put an
Through dialogue, there is an obvious hostility between Reverend Parris and John Proctor. Proctor reveals that he does not like the style of preaching that …show more content…
He begins to break down, and his need for power slowly chips away until he is begging people to confess so they will not be executed. I believe that this is also power-hungry, but not to increase his status. I believe it is a hunger to make himself feel like a better person, after what has come of a result of his power-driven actions.
The theme of a want for power in The Crucible connects to McCarthyism because people who were accusing others of being a communist in the 1950s simply had a want to increase their power and status. Not only do we see it in The Crucible and the McCarthy Hearings, we see it in daily life.
In my opinion, Reverend Parris is the most power-driven character in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible because he disregards the well-being of his own blood because he is more concerned about his name and reputation in Salem, which I also believe is truly evil. Parris has more concern about his reputaion that almost anything else, and his want for authority makes him a villian in the Crucible. I cannot see Parris as a hero in any light, because there is too much proving him to be a villian like his greed, need for power, and double standards. I also believe that Reverend Parris’ want for power could have been used in a better way by acknowledging the truth, even if it would hurt his reputation in Salem. He could have been the reverend that put an