This man is as vain as they come. He is given a church to preach in, a house to live in, and a family to love, but he cannot be satisfied with any of this. As a Puritan preacher he should not seek earthly possessions, but Reverend Parris is absorbed in his image. He needs fancy new candlesticks for the church and more money, although he already has a pretty good salary. He finds his daughter sick and immediately calls on a man knowledgeable in witchcraft to prevent the inhabitants of Salem from talking about witchcraft in his home. Parris knows that a group of girls, including his daughter and niece, are up to no good when they start accusing everyone in town of witchcraft, but he says nothing to contradict the girls and even speaks on behalf girls to protect his divine image. He cares more about appearing righteous than saving the lives of his innocent congregation. In this way, Parris harms himself and others for the sole purpose of appearing pure. While the vanity of Parris and John Proctor can be discussed all day, Abigail Williams seems to be the definition of vanity. This young girl accuses almost an entire town of witchcraft and is responsible for many deaths, all because she wanted to look good in the eyes of the town. She took her transgressions and passed them on to someone else, so she