Reverend Parris In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the reader learns more about the Puritan society of the late 1600s. Reverend Parris, the town minister, is aghast when he found his niece and daughter in the woods dancing and conjuring spirits with their friends. His daughter, Betty, is now afflicted and unable to wake, which causes quite the ruckus in Salem, the town they live in, about what happened to the minister's daughter. Reverend Parris he fears that the people might deposition him if they hear that he discovered them dancing in the woods. It is ascertain that Reverend Parris faces many troubles in the town, with the possibility of any little iniquity causing his excommunication. Reverend Parris has a daughter, who has fallen ill. Many people had predilections on what happened to the minister’s daughter. However, almost all of the townspeople believe that witchcraft is the reason behind …show more content…
He now wants to save Proctor. Proctor is accused of witchcraft by his servant, Mary Warren. “Excellency, I would postpone the hanging’s for a time” (Applebee et al 232). Parris is trying to get more time for John Proctor and all of the innocent people that were accused of witchcraft by his wretched niece and her friends. He realizes that they were lying the whole time and everyone they accused was innocent to the crime of witchcraft. “It is a great service, sir. It is a weighty name; it will strike the village that Proctor confess. I beg you, let him sign it. The sun is up excellency” (Applebee et al 239). Parris says this to Judge Danforth to try to convince him to let Proctor go and not go through with any of the hangings that they are supposed to do. But not that they already hanged people for the crime of witchcraft they had to go through with the executions. Reverend Parris his not high enough in the court system to convince the judge that Proctor is