The Crucible
Act 1 make an interference about Parris's character based on the stage directions
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From the stage directions for the first Act, we can infer that Paris is a religious man.
As the curtain rises, Reverend Parris is discovered kneeling beside the bed, evidently in prayer. His daughter, Betty Parris, aged ten, is lying on the bed, inert.