| Flat | Characters who exhibit one or two personality traits. |
| Round | Characters who are well-developed with varied and sometimes contradictory personality traits . |
| Static | Characters who do no change throughout the story. |
| Dynamic | Characters who’s attitudes, actions, and traits at the end of the story stand in direct contrast to those of the character at the beginning of the story. (They change throughout story) |
| John Proctor | Round and Dynamic |
| Reverend Hale | Round and Dynamic |
| Judge Hawthorne | Flat and Static |
| Reverend Parris | Round and Static |
| Marshall Herrick | Flat and Static |
| Francis Nurse | Flat and Static |
| Deputy Danforth | Flat and Static |
| Tituba | Flat and Static |
| Mercy Lewis | Flat and Static |
| Ezekiel Cheever | Falta and Static |
| Betty Parris | Flat and Static |
| Rebecca Nurse | Flat and Static |
| Giles Corey | Flat and Static |
| Ann Putnam | Flat and Static |
| Thomas Putnam | Flat and Static |
| Mary Warren | Round and Dynamic |
| Other Girl Accusers and accused | Flat and static |
| Elizabeth Proctor | Round and Dynamic |
| Abigail Williams | Round and Static |
Type of Characters in the Crucible
March 2, 2020