Putnam and Parris In the play, "The Crucible", by Arthur Miller a series of events take place in Salem involving Mr. Putnam and Parris. Although the actions of these two mean may appear to motivated by principle, in reality they were motivated by greed and selfishness. There are several examples throughout the play that substantiate this statement. Thomas Putnam was the son of the richest man in Salem. He felt he was better then other …showed first 75 words of 348 total…

…showed last 75 words of 348 total…others through the witchcraft trials, Putnam and Parris strived to satisfy their greedy and selfish desires. Putnam wanted to gain land and someone to blame his the deaths of his babies on. Parris wanted to show people that he was good and deserved respect. He also wanted people to focus on him instead of Abigail and Betty. Although these two men seemed driven by morals, they were actually motivated by their own greed and selfishness.