This minister is concerned about what the villagers would think if they knew he caught his daughter and niece dancing in the woods. He wants the town to respect him.

This 17-year-old orphaned girl is the reverend's niece. She lies to her uncle, the minister, about what happened in the woods. In Act 1, we learn she had an affair with John Proctor.

This superstitious, gossiping woman is upset that she's had many stillborn children and believes a witch is responsible. She gets her daughter, Ruth, to have Tituba conjure her dead babies' spirits.

This well-respected farmer secretly had an affair with Abigail Williams. He doesn't like Reverend Parris and, therefore, hasn't been to church often.

This wealthy but vindictive landowner has a daughter, Ruth, who is also "sick" during Act 1. He encourages Tituba to blame Sarah Good and Sarah Osborn for witchcraft. He is also greedy and wants more land.

This slave woman from Barbados serves the Parris household. The curious girls ask her to help them conjure spirits. She is, therefore, blamed for bewitching them. She must lie to save her own life.

This gentle, kind old woman acts as the voice of reason in Act 1. She does NOT believe Betty Parris is bewitched. She thinks the children are just acting silly. Mrs. Putnam is jealous of her because she's had many children and grandchildren.

This minister is from the nearby town of Beverly. He has been called to Salem as an expert in witchcraft. He is unsure who is innocent or guilty. In Act II, he tests the Christianity of the Proctor household and asks John to recite his Commandments.

This is John's wife. She struggles to forgive her husband after his affair. She wants John to tell the court what he knows -- that the children's illness had nothing to do with witchcraft. Mary Warren, her maid, hands her a poppet as an apology for not helping her with the chores.

This teenage girl now works in the Proctor household. She was hired to help Elizabeth with the chores after Abby was fired. Because she's been in Salem at court rather than helping with the chores, she makes Elizabeth Proctor a rag doll as an apology gift.

What do the Putnams have in common with Reverend Parris?

Mary Warren makes this as a gift for Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail Williams sat beside Mary in court and watched her sew it.

Reverend Hale wants to know why the Proctors don't attend church often and why John hasn't asked Parris to baptize their youngest child. John confesses that he doesn't think Parris is godly. In fact, he thinks the man is greedy.

Reverend Hale tests Proctor's Christianity by asking him to recite his Commandments. John remembers all of them except which one?