| A | B |
|---|
| Rev. Samuel Parris | controversial and insecure minister of Salem |
| Betty Parris | 10-year-old daughter of Rev Parris |
| Tituba | a slave from Barbados |
| Abigail Williams | lives with her uncle, has an affair with John Proctor |
| Susanna Wolcott | Abigail's friend. She is also afflicted |
| Ann Putnam | sent her daughter to conjure the spirits of dead babies |
| Thomas Putnam | a wealthy landowner who wants more land |
| Mercy Lewis | Putnam's servant, an afflicted girl |
| Mary Warren | Proctor's servant, an afflicted girl |
| John Proctor | protagonist who tries to expose the girls. Had an affair with Abigail |
| Rebecca Nurse | an old saintly woman accused of witchcraft |
| Giles Corey | elderly man who sues his neighbors |
| Rev. Hale | an expert in witches |
| Elizabeth Proctor | faithful but chilly wife of John |
| Sarah Good | a homeless woman. First to be accussed |
