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

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

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

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

jealous of Rebecca Nurse; lost 7 babies just after birth

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

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

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

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

accused of stabbing a needle in her former servant; lied to protect her husband's reputation

minister of Beverly; summoned to Salem to look for witchcraft; quit the court, but came back to counsel the accused to lie to save their lives

one of the most respected women in the community; 73 years old; has 11 children and 26 grandchildren

farmer and landowner; very respected; his wife was accused; he brought the petition supporting his wife and the other accused women

goes to court frequently over disputes; inadvertently accuses his wife of reading strange books; pressed to death for standing mute to charges

one of the first women accused of witchcraft; unpopular person in comunity

a lower judge presiding over the witch trials

highest judge of the courts in Salem; refuses to think the "afflicted girls" are lying; sentences hundreds of people to jail and many to death

official of the court; searched the Proctor house for poppets

official of the court who is sent to arrest the accused individuals