The Crucible In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, many characters changed from who the thought they were, to someone different. Reverend Parris didn’t want to assume that there We’re witches in Salem. As people started to be arrested, to be trialed, or hanged if they didn’t confess. In act four Parris niece Abigal ran away with all his money. When this happen he stared to realized that all the people arrested were good people. Parris was a hard believer that there was a witch in Salem. But he finally used common scene that they were being lied to. Parris believed that there was some typed of evil upon Salem. He didn’t want to jump to conclusions that there were witches in Salem. Say thing something as that as early as it happen would …show more content…
After assorting himself that it wasn’t only the devil doing. That there were also other sources helping the devils doing. “A wide opinion running in the parish that the devils may be among us, and I would satisfied them that they’ve wrong’’ (Act one 537-539). Reverend Parris is now certain that witchcraft is a part of the children’s illness. That leads him to summon Reverend hate to figure out what else is at work and to find witches. As this ordeal in Salem plays out, Parris becomes confident that there are witches in Salem. And after witnessing Mary Warren being attack by a spirit. He could not denied that witchcraft is upon them. When Mary Warren said it was all an act when she was at the trail. She was asked to redo her stunt. She told Perris that she couldn’t do it right now. And Perris said ,”Why not ? Now there were no spirits attacking her for none in this room is accused of witchcraft. So let her run herself cold now, let her pretend she is attack now, let her faint”(act 3 738-742). This shows how much Perris believe that there was a witch cursing people. Perris ask her to fake faint but couldn’t. This reinsures him that someone was sent to attack Mary