Who is the narrator, can she or he read minds, and, more importantly, can we trust her or him?
Third Person Omniscient
The narrator actually inserts himself into the play several times to describe characters and tell us what we should think about them (such as when he tells us that Judge Hathorne is a bitter man). In addition, each inserted stage direction indicates exactly what a character is thinking or feeling. The narrator is able to jump into any character’s mind at any given moment.