Reverend Samuel Parris, the famous minister during the Salem witch trials, was not exactly, as he was described in The Crucible. Although most of the information given about Parris in the play is correct, some of his family was omitted and certain events did not happen as stated in the play. Not everything in the play was the same; for example in the play, Parris only had one child named Betty. According to History of Massachusetts, he actually had three children, Betty, Thomas, and Susannah whom he had with his wife, Elizabeth Elridge. In addition, the play only mentioned one of Parris’ slaves, Tituba, but he actually had two slaves, the play not mentioning John Indian. Another scene that was not portrayed the same was when John Hale came
