What is the significance of both Reverend Hale and Parris from the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller?
The Crucible – Arthur Miller Reverend Parris Character Analysis Parris is a wormy little character. Miller says in his notes that he found nothing redeemable about the historical Parris. As a result, he evidently felt no need to make his fictional version any better. First of all Parris is greedy. John Proctor accuses Parris of this several times in the play. The Reverend gives weak justifications, but never denies any of the accusations. Some examples of Parris’s greed include: quibbling over firewood, insisting on gratuitous golden candlesticks for the church, demanding (against time-honored tradition) that he have the deed to the house he lives in. Parris’s repeated demonstrations of exceedingly selfish behavior don’t help his case. In the very first scene, we see him standing over his daughter Betty’s sick bed. At first the audience might feel bad for him. But then they’d quickly realize that Parris is just worried about his reputation. He’s afraid that if people think there’s witc
