4. what makes reverend parris an antagonist in the crucible? a. he tries to john proctor prove elizabeth proctor's innocence. b. he gets the witch trials started, which puts innocent lives in danger. c. he is concerned about his daughter, betty, and her friends. d. he is greedy and disliked by many of the people in the town.

The correct answer is D: He is greedy and disliked by many of the people in the town.

Reverend Samuel Parris is the major protagonist in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible". The play is partially inspired by the Salem Witch trials and was used as an allegory for the Red Scare that happened during the Cold War in the 1960s. Reverend Parris is more concerned about his reputation. His daughter, Betty, is sick on the bed, and nobody knows what is wrong with her. Betty should be his number one concern, but instead, it is his image and reputation among the people of Salem. By the end of the play, Reverend Parris is thoroughly exposed as the sniveling parasite that he is.

it ends with a marriage, but also with prospero giving up his power.

the tempest is a play written by william shakespeare between 1610-1611, it narrates the story of prospero a magician that sets a storm to wreck a ship, this sets the story to kill the king of naples. while it is a romantic style play, it isn´t traditional because of the ending, it end with the marriage and the magician giving up his powers.