| Reverend Parris | The minister of Salem’s church. Reverend Parris is a paranoid, power-hungry, yet oddly self-pitying figure. Many of the townsfolk, especially John Proctor, dislike him, and Parris is very concerned with building his position in the community. Daughter is Betty the sick girl. |
| John Proctor | A local farmer who lives just outside town; Elizabeth Proctor’s husband. A stern, harsh-tongued man, John hates hypocrisy.But he has a hidden sin—his affair with Abigail Williams—that proves his downfall. When the hysteria begins, he hesitates to expose Abigail as a fraud because he worries that his secret will be revealed and his good name ruined. |
| Ann Putnam | Thomas Putnam’s wife. Ann Putnam has given birth to eight children, but only Ruth Putnam survived. The other seven died before they were a day old, and Ann is convinced that they were murdered by supernatural means. |
| Reverend John Hale | A young minister reputed to be an expert on witchcraft. Reverend Hale is called in to Salem to examine Parris’ daughter Betty. Hale is a committed Christian and hater of witchcraft. |
| Betty Parris | Reverend Parris’s ten-year-old daughter. Betty falls into a strange stupor after Parris catches her and the other girls dancing in the forest with Tituba. Her illness and that of Ruth Putnam fuel the first rumors of witchcraft. |
| Elizabeth Proctor | John Proctor’s wife. Elizabeth fired Abigail because she thinks she is impure. Elizabeth is supremely virtuous, but often cold. |
| Thomas Putnam | A wealthy, influential citizen of Salem, Putnam holds a grudge against Francis Nurse for preventing Putnam’s brother-in-law from being elected to the office of minister. |
| Tituba | Reverend Parris’s black slave from Barbados. Tituba agrees to perform voodoo at Abigail’s request. |
| Mary Warren | The servant in the Proctor household and a member of Abigail’s group of girls. She is a timid girl, easily influenced by those around her. |
| Ruth Putnam | The Putnams’ lone surviving child out of eight. Like Betty Parris, Ruth falls into a strange stupor after Reverend Parris catches her and the other girls dancing in the woods at night. |
| Abigail Williams | Reverend Parris’s niece. Abigail was once the servant for the Proctor household, but Elizabeth Proctor fired her. Abigail is smart, wily, a good liar |
| Rebecca Nurse | Francis Nurse’s wife. Rebecca is a wise, sensible, and upright woman, held in tremendous regard by most of the Salem community. |
| Giles Corey | An elderly but feisty farmer in Salem, famous for his tendency to file lawsuits. |
The Crucible Characters Act 1
March 3, 2020