THE CRUICBLE CHARACTERS

• Plays the tragic hero within the play.
• A local farmer who lives just outside the town of Salem.
• Elizabeth is Proctors wife.
• A stern, harsh tounged man who hates hypocristy,
• He has an affair with Abigail Williams - who once was his servant.
• When the hysteria begins he is hesitant to expose Abigail - this is to protect his family name and his secret will be revealed.

• Reverend Parris' niece and Betty's Cousin.
• Was once a servant for the Proctor household
• Elizabeth Proctor fired her when she found out about Abigail and Proctors affair.
• Abigail could be suggesed as the one who has caused majority of the hysteria in the town.
• She is manipulative but intellegent in the way she does this.
• She asked Tituba to do the voodoo in the woods.

• A young minister reputed to be an 'expert' in the witchcraft area.
• He is bought into Salem to examine Betty - This is the cause of the witchcraft hysteria.
• Commited Christian and he hates Witchcraft and work of the Devil.
• He regains morals by trying to protect the people he has accused.

• John Proctors Wife.
• She fired Abigail for having an affair with John.
• Extremely virtuous and also very cold around John.

• The minister of Salem's Church.
• Very paranoid, power-hungry but a self-pitty figure.
• Many of the towns people dislike him - Proctor in particular.
• Concerned with building his position within society.

Rebecca Nurse:

• Francis' wife.
• Has tremendous regard with the town's people
• Falls when she denies the claim of being a witch.

Francis Nurse:

• A wealthy, influential man in Salem.
• Respected within the community - like his wife.
• Enemy of Putnams as they accused Rebecca for being a Witch.

• The deputy governor of Massachusetts and the presidenting Judge at the Trials.
• Danforth believes that he is doing good in the town.
• Parris believes what he says.

• An elderly farmer in Salem.
• Famous for his tendancy to file lawsuits.
• Giles Wife, Martha, is accused to witchcraft - accidentially by him.
• He is killed due to being 'a witch' - he is crushed to death by rocks.

Thomas Putnam

• A Wealthy, influential citizen to Salem
• Francis Nurse and him are enemies due to him denying Thomas' brother in law from being elected office minister.
• He gains/buys the land off the people who have been accused of being witches.

Ann Putnam

• Married to Thomas Putnam.
• Gave birth to 8 children - only Ruth Putnam survived.
• Thinks her children are killed by supernatural causes - the Devil.

Ruth Putnam

• The Putnams only child
• Like Betty - she is sent into a unconcious state after the dancing in the woods.

• Parris' black slave from Barbados.
• Agrees to do Voodoo for the girls in the woods.
• Main suspect to being a witch - due to being black.

• The servant in the Putnam's household.
• One of the girls who is telling the lies.
• Influenced heavily by Abigail.
• She later is recanted in her confession.

• Revernend Parris' 10 year old daughter.
• Betty faints and becomes unconcious - like Ruth
• One of the first to get 'tainted' by the Devil.