The Crucible Act I
Mr. and Mrs. Putnam Motivation for believing: They have lost 7 babies within days of being born They need someone to blame, so there must be a murderer (witch) in town
The girls Mercy Lewis Mary Warren Rebecca Nurse The Putnam’s servant Merciless Mary Warren Naïve and lonely Rebecca Nurse Respected older woman
John Proctor A respected member of the community Struggles with the fact that he had a relationship with Abigail Does not approve of Rev. Parris
Abigail Leader of the girls Threatens to hurt them if they speak of her conjuring to kill Goody Proctor Abigail is in love with John Proctor Motivation – She wants to be with John, therefore needs to get rid of his wife