This paranoia causes him to refuse the doctor’s suggestion that he bring in a priest that specializes in works of the devil. Parris is first introduced while sitting next to his sick daughter’s bed worrying about her well being, but as Miller states, “he believed he was being persecuted wherever he went…” (3).
Parris is the epitome of worrying too much about his public image.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a prime example of how good and pure intentions go wrong and turn into the problems they tried to avoid. The irony in these works of literature is that a lot of times, good intentions ended badly. Characters in these strict moral times would try to do what they thought would be for the best only to have the situations turn out worse than before. Those were simpler times when people believed in the devil, witches and vampires as explanations because there were so many things they didn’t understand. This can also be seen as true about literature set in the 17th century all the way to characters living in the turn of the 19th century. Good Intentions Unfortunate Results “The path to hell is paved with good intentions,” says an English Proverb.
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