The Crucible Characters

Salem's minister; believes there is a faction who plans to force him out of the church

• Rev Hale

• Rev Parris

• Rev Danforth

• Rev Putnam

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her father discovers her and other girls dancing in the forest; she is in a trance-like state at the beginning of the play, but later accuses people of witchcraft

• Abigail

• Mary Warren

• Mercy Lewis

• Betty

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Parris' niece; the main person who instigates the witch trials by falsely accusing others; drank a blood charm

• Abigail Williams

• Betty Parris

• Susanna Walcot

• Mary Warren

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from Barbados; Parris' slave; the first one accused of being a witch

• Ann Putnam

• Sarah Good

• Tituba

• Susanna

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a greedy landowner who has his wife and daughter accuse people of witchcraft so he can purchase their land

• John Proctor

• Thomas Putnam

• Giles Corey

• Francis Nurse

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jealous of Rebecca Nurse; lost 7 babies just after birth

• Elizabeth Proctor

• Martha Corey

• Sarah Osburn

• Ann Putnam

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the Putnam's daughter; one of the "afflicted" girls who accused other people of being witches

• Mary

• Rebecca

• Ruth

• Elizabeth

the Proctor's current servant; admits the girls are lying, but later accuses John Proctor of witchcraft when the girls turn on her

• Mary Warren

• Betty Parris

• Martha Corey

• Susanna Walcot

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the Putnam's servant; one of the "afflicted" girls; runs away with Abigail

• Betty Parris

• Martha Corey

• Mercy Lewis

• Sarah Good

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farmer; does not like Parris; unfaithful to his wife; ripped up his confession and was hanged

• Giles

• Hale

• Danforth

• John

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