2. Arthur Miller

4. John Proctor  Local farmer, stern, harsh- tongued. Hates hypocrisy. Husband of Elizabeth.

5. Abigail Williams  Reverend Parris’s niece. Ex- servant of the Proctors. Good liar. Had an affair with John Proctor.

6. Reverend John Hale  Reputed to be an expert on witchcraft. Hates witchcraft. Called to examine people of the town.

7. Elizabeth Proctor  John’s wife. Virtuous and cold. Fires Abigail.

8. Reverend Parris  Minister of Salem church. Paranoid, power-hungry and self-pitying. Many people dislike him.

9. Rebecca Nurse  Wise, sensible, and upright. Accused of witchcraft and goes crazy.

10. Francis Nurse  Wealthy, influential man in Salem.Enemy of Thomas Putnam and his wife.

11. Judge Danforth  Deputy Governor of Mass. Honest, thinks he is right by rooting out witchcraft.

12. Giles Corey  Feisty farmer of Salem. Famous for filing lawsuits.

13. Thomas Putnam  Wealthy influential citizen. Holds grudge against Francis Nurse.

14. Ann Putnam  Gave birth to 8 women, but only one survived. Convinced they were murdered by the supernatural.

15. Ruth Putnam  Putnam's lone surviving child.Caught dancing in the woods at night.

16. Tituba  Parris’s slave from Barbados. Agrees to perform voodoo at Abigail’s request.

17. Mary Warren  John Proctor’s servant and member of Abigail’s group.

18. Betty Parris  10-years-old. Caught dancing with Tituba

19. Martha Corey  Corey’s third wife. Reading habits lead to her arrest.

20. Themes: Intolerance; Hysteria; Reputation  It is possible for human beings who appear to be agreeable and normal but yet be knowingly fully committed to evil.  A mounting tide of evil within a society can gain ascendancy disproportionate to the evil in any one member.  Truth has no meaning when men believe only what they want to believe.

21.  Honest common sense is impotent against unwieldy fanaticism.  Men can insulate themselves from truth and rationality by a chauvinistic confidence in their own judgment.  The infection of evil may be spread by ordinary people who are both the mindless agents and the victims.

22.  Evil in a society may often be occasioned by the denial of private responsibility than by deliberate villainy.  Long-suffering may instruct that moral integrity, human dignity, and spiritual freedom are of more value than life without them.

23. Motifs  Empowerment  Accusations, Confessions, and legal proceedings

24. Symbols  Witch Trials and McCarthyism

25. Salem Deaths

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