Salem Witch Trials In The Crucible

In the late 1600's Salem, Massachusetts, the Salem Witch Trials was conceivably thought of as terrifying or even unjustified. Left and right, convictions of witchcraft were put on other villagers in Salem. Abigail and other girls, Tituba, Proctor, and others are to be blamed for the deaths and events in Salem, but Reverend Parris seems to have the bigger faults. Parris’s childish and avaricious characteristics caused the deaths of many innocent people.
Reverend Parris enacted an essential role in the Crucible as an eyewitness who should have contributed a greater amount to the Salem Witch Trials. Not only did Parris commence the trials due to his selfishness, but he also kept crucial information from the Court for quite awhile, thus causing
Rebecca stated, “ I have seen them all through their silly seasons, and when it come on them they will run the Devil bowlegged keeping up with their mischief.” (27, Act 1) which told the reader that the girls were just pretending, and not possessed. Rather than explaining to the village that the girls were foolish like Rebecca insisted, instead, he called upon another higher authority that would cause future mayhem in the village of Salem. Parris’s childish response to witchcraft uproars caused the deaths of many.
Reverend Parris's self-centered actions are the direct cause of the deathly events in Salem Massachusetts. Parris was respected by many in the church, but did not use this power to stop the events to prevent witchcraft under his own roof. Knowledge and witnessed events were not mentioned by Parris to call the girls at fault until many were sentenced for execution. Reverend Parris's silence, poor character, and weak responses to situations, allows one to accuse Parris for the Salem Witch