Study Guide for Survival and Hysteria in "The Crucible"

3. ..."There is either obedience or the church will burn like Hell is burning!" Act I (page 30)
Parris to Proctor. Parris desires to secure his position as the minister. He is the third minister of Salem in seven years and does not want the community to have the ability to put him out.
Conclusion: The once pure, simple, and quiet village of Salem, Massachusetts was now only about personal rivalries greediness, rather than the loving and caring of family and friends in the small community.
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