Read the excerpt below and answer the question. parris: now mr. hale’s returned, there is hope, i think – for if he bring even one of these to god, that confession surely gives the others in the public eye, and none may doubt more that they are all linked to . this way, confessed and claiming innocence, doubts are multiplied, many honest people will weep for them, and our good purpose is lost in their tears. which statement best illustrates parris’s character? he is more concerned with how people will react when they learn that there are confessions than he is with the fact that innocent people will die. confessions from people about their involvement in witchcraft could make people in the community angry, and they might rebel. the public will not accept the fact that people confessed and might try to punish them again. those that confessed should not confess so that honest people can think that only good was done.