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| Reverend Parris | Minister in Salem. Believes a faction plans to force hime to leave Salem, so he attempts to strengthen his authority through the witch trial proceedings |
| Betty Parris | Parris' daughter. Her father discovers her dancing in the woods, she later accuses individuals of practicing witchcraft |
| Abigail Williams | Parri's niece. She instigates the witch trials by falsely accusing others of witchcraft. She pretends to see spirits and instructs the other girls to pretend as well |
| Tituba | Parris' black slave. Parris discovers her casting spells and making potions with the girls in the woods |
| Mrs. Ann Putnam | wife of Thomas Putnam. She believes that a witch is repsonsible for the deaths of her 7 infant children. Her jealousy of rebecca Nurse leads her to accuse Goody Nurse of being a witch |
| Thomas Putnam | A greedy landowner in Salem. He systemactically accuses his neihgbors of witchcraft so that he might purchase their lands after they hang |
| Mary Warren | Servant to the Proctor's. She goes along with Abigail and the girls by falsely accusing others of witchcraft; however, she later admits that she was lying |
| John Proctor | Salem farmer and former lover of Abigail Williams. He openly denounces Parris and does not attend church |
| Elizabeth Proctor | wife of john proctor. She is a decent and honest woman, who dismissed Abigail because of her affair with john |
| Reverend Hale of Beverly | The people of Salem summon him to investigate Betty's condition and determine if witchcraft is reponsible. He supports the witch trials, but later denounces them when he learns that Abigail was lying |
| Rebecca Nurse | She is one of the most respected individuals in Salembecause of her kindness and charity. She argues against the witch trial investigations. Mrs. Putnam accuses her of witchcraft |
| Francis Nurse | he is a resepected member of the community often called upon to settle disagreements between individuals |
| Giles Corey | He challenges the court in an attempt to defend his wife who has been convinced of witchcraft. He is pressed to death as a result |
| Martha Corey | Giles' wife accused of witchcraft, given away by her own husband. Giles said Martha was reading books that permitted Giles from parying, and as soon as MArtha closed the book Giles could pray again |
