The minister of Salem, Betty 's father, and Abigail 's uncle. Tituba is his slave. As a minister, Parris delivers harsh fire and brimstone sermons that sometimes turn off his parishioners. As a father and master, he's inattentive and quick to anger. Parris's insecurity and obsessive concern with his reputation result from his near paranoid belief that someone is plotting to persecute him, steal his position, ruin his good name, or harm him in some other way.
The The Crucible quotes below are all either spoken by Reverend Parris or refer to Reverend Parris. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
I have trouble enough without I come five mile to hear him preach only hellfire and bloody damnation. Take it to heart, Mr. Parris. There are many others who stay away from church these days because you hardly ever mention God any more.
Related Characters: John Proctor (speaker), Reverend Parris Related Themes:
I like it not that Mr. Parris should lay his hand upon my baby. I see no light of God in that man. I'll not conceal it.
Related Characters: John Proctor (speaker), Reverend Parris Related Themes:
"My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." -Graham S.
The The Crucible quotes below are all either spoken by Reverend Parris or refer to Reverend Parris. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
I have trouble enough without I come five mile to hear him preach only hellfire and bloody damnation. Take it to heart, Mr. Parris. There are many others who stay away from church these days because you hardly ever mention God any more.
Related Characters: John Proctor (speaker), Reverend Parris Related Themes:
I like it not that Mr. Parris should lay his hand upon my baby. I see no light of God in that man. I'll not conceal it.
Related Characters: John Proctor (speaker), Reverend Parris Related Themes:
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