The misgivings of Reverend Parris are not immediately unraveled to the reader in Act I. However, Miller writes in his preface that Parris has less than redeeming qualities for a man of God, and it is clear that he demands both preferential treatment and the awarding of goods and services that he does not necessarily deserve nor has worked for. However, it is important to note that, while these specifics are not brought up in Act I, there is...
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