Character Traits for Parris
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- Selfishness
- "We cannot leap to witchcraft. They will howl me out of Salem for such corruption in my house."
- How the character interacts with other characters.
- Parris is yelling at Thomas Putnam, and declares him only caring about his own reputation.
- Act 1
- Non existant
- Parris was not in this act, therefore we can only assume he is doing nothing.
- Act 2
- In this act, Parris is still acting selfish and is instigating problems. This is how the character speaks and acts.
- Instigator
- 2. "I read the Gospel."
- Parris asks Proctor a question that he knows Proctor will get wrong, just to get to state a know it all comment.
- 3. "I think not, or you should surely know that Cain were an upright man, and yet he did kill Abel."
- 1. "Do you read the Gospel, Mr. Proctor?"
- Act 3
- Remorse
- "I can only say, sir, that I never found any of them naked, and this man is-"
- Parris takes back his claim. He changed over the course of the play and is now regretting everything he has said, and is paying back.
- Act 3