Essay Archive - Characterization of Reverend Samuel Parris in "The Crucible"
Characterization of Reverend Samuel Parris in "The Crucible"
Throughout The Crucible we are introduced to and follow four or five
important characters that Arthur Miller elaborated upon. One of those characters
is Reverend Samuel Parris, a bitter minister who came to Salem for unclear
reasons. That reason may have been he was looking for a small town to control,
maybe he was trying to escape something or someone, or he may have just wanted a
fresh, clean start; whatever that reason was it is for sure he had no idea what
he was going to start. If the blame of the Salem Wit....
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