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John ProctorJohn Proctor Local farmer,

stern, harsh-tongued. Hates hypocrisy. Husband of Elizabeth.

Abigail WilliamsAbigail WilliamsReverend Parris’s niece.

Ex-servant of the Proctors. Good liar. Had an affair with John Proctor.

Reverend John HaleReverend John HaleReputed to be an

expert on witchcraft. Hates witchcraft. Called to examine people of the town.

Elizabeth ProctorElizabeth ProctorJohn’s wife.

Virtuous and cold. Fires Abigail.

Reverend ParrisReverend ParrisMinister of Salem church. Paranoid, power-hungry and self-pitying. Many people dislike him.

Rebecca NurseRebecca Nurse

Wise, sensible, and upright. Accused of witchcraft and goes crazy.

Francis NurseFrancis Nurse

Wealthy, influential man in Salem.Enemy of Thomas Putnam and his wife.

Judge DanforthJudge DanforthDeputy

Governor of Mass. Honest, thinks he is right by rooting out witchcraft.

Giles CoreyGiles CoreyFeisty farmer

of Salem. Famous for filing lawsuits.

Thomas PutnamThomas Putnam

Wealthy influential citizen. Holds grudge against Francis Nurse.

Ann PutnamAnn PutnamGave birth to 8 women, but

only one survived. Convinced they were murdered by the supernatural.

Ruth PutnamRuth Putnam

Putnam's lone surviving child.Caught dancing in the woods at night.

TitubaTituba

Parris’s slave from Barbados. Agrees to perform voodoo at Abigail’s request.

Mary WarrenMary Warren

John Proctor’s servant and member of Abigail’s group.

Betty ParrisBetty Parris

10-years-old. Caught dancing with Tituba

Martha CoreyMartha Corey

Corey’s third wife. Reading habits lead to her arrest.

Themes: Intolerance; Hysteria; ReputationThemes: Intolerance; Hysteria; Reputation

It is possible for human beings who appear to be agreeable and normal but yet be knowingly fully committed to evil.

A mounting tide of evil within a society can gain ascendancy disproportionate to the evil in any one member.

Truth has no meaning when men believe only what they want to believe.

Honest common sense is impotent against unwieldy fanaticism.

Men can insulate themselves from truth and rationality by a chauvinistic confidence in their own judgment.

The infection of evil may be spread by ordinary people who are both the mindless agents and the victims.

Evil in a society may often be occasioned by the denial of private responsibility than by deliberate villainy.

Long-suffering may instruct that moral integrity, human dignity, and spiritual freedom are of more value than life without them.

MotifsMotifs

EmpowermentAccusations, Confessions, and legal proceedings

SymbolsSymbolsWitch Trials

and McCarthyism

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