At first it seems like he may have come to his senses, because he's asking Danforth to postpone the hangings. Abigail has flown the coop, making it pretty dang obvious that she was lying the whole time. It turns out that Parris isn't pleading out of remorse at all, though: he's only concerned for his own life.
He found a dagger in his front door and is afraid that if respectable citizens like John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are hanged, the town will revolt. Most despicably we see Parris cry—not because of all the people he's helped senselessly murder, but because Abigail stole his money and he's now broke.
Yes, by the end of the play, Reverend Parris is thoroughly exposed as the sniveling parasite that he is. Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. By Arthur Miller. Previous Next. Reverend Parris Click the character infographic to download. Tired of ads? Ultimately, the U. Supreme Court declined to hear her case. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller shows that truth does not concern the people of Salem; the townspeople are concerned with what they want the truth to be.
The idea of witchcraft has plagued Salem, several girls including Tituba and Abigail have confessed to practicing witchcraft. Salem is relying on Abigail and her friends to tell the truth, they do not know that there is no thing as witchcraft. Proctor presents himself to the court to testify against Abigail, the court dose not listen because Danforth and the other court members are concerned with preserving the reputation of the court. While Abigail uses lies to protect her reputation, Proctor uses the truth.
I think that. You only have one name and your reputation can make or break someone. If it gets out that Flynn might be abusing boys he could be stuck with that title for the rest of his life. This could be the reason why he is being so defensive and wants the Sisters to just drop everything. Apparently, North Carolina is intolerant for denying transgenders rights that are privy to biological women and children; however, the DOJ believes they are tolerant for forcing this over-reach of the law on others.
Religious Liberty is under attack by the present administration who is demonstrating zero tolerance for the rights of Christians and Jews. Although Proctor had illustrated his manhood to protect his wife by challenge the authority, but his voice was powerless compare with court authority. Therefore, Elizabeth in compliance with the authority figures because she was responsible to obey rules and laws as citizens. The defense attorney.
The only physical evidence was found on Diane. Also, Jack did not admit to any wrong doing. I think he had some type of jealousy for Adnan. I feel like he knows the real story of what happened, he claims he does. I personally feel like if he is telling the truth about Adnan and if he honestly wanted to help Hae then he would have told the police. The widow Douglas wanted to make Huck into a proper civilian, yet Huck refused; and thus ran away from them.
A direct example of Huck being mischievous is when he considered what Miss Watson had told him about prayer, but decides that it is not for him; something that 's considered a horrible way of thinking during the time to book took place. An indirect example would be when Huck is viewed to be in the wrong by his peers and elders. The way Huck isn 't like the other boys and the gang is that he doesn 't have his biological parents.
Stevenson finds it difficult to stay calm as he accuses the state of trying to intimidate people to suppress evidence, since there is no proof to support a perjury charge against. Why does Hale believe Abigail rather than Tituba? How does he lead Tituba into naming names? Why do Abigail and Betty name names? Also, Tituba is a slave who is outside of their community and is considered different and is also in a powerless position because she is a slave, so it is likely Abigail will be believed.
She is from a heathen society, and is therefore likely to have heathen practices. This material is available only on Freebooksummary. We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. Sorry, but only registered users have full access.
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