Reverend John Hale: nearly 40 he is confident in his abilities as a specialist in ascertaining witchcraft, which he has studied in detail.Įlizabeth Proctor: wife of John, she is “not wholly well”, perhaps since the birth of their third child.įrancis Nurse: Husband of Rebecca, whom he tries to protect when she is accused of witchcraft.Įzekiel Cheever: Ezekiel is employed as a court official.

Giles Corey: a farmer in his early eighties, and going deaf, Giles is nevertheless a determined protector of his rights and property to which end he has been in court six times during the year. She has eleven children and twenty six grandchildren! Held in very high regard in the village, Rebecca is gentle and kind. Well respected in Salem and not easily influenced by others.

John Proctor: a hard working farmer in his thirties. Naïve and subservient, she is easily swayed by Abigail. Mercy Lewis: Miller describes her as “merciless”.

Thomas Putnam: the eldest son of the richest man in the village, and with a high opinion of his own intellect. But of eight children born to her, only one daughter has survived, and she is jealous of Rebecca’s large family. She works for the local doctor, Dr Briggs.Īnn Putnam: married to Thomas Putnam, an influential family in Salem. Susanna Walcott: teenager, younger than Abigail, and easily led by her, Susanna is a nervous girl. Older than Betty, and able to influence the other girls. Parris’s servant, brought back from Barbados.Ībigail Williams: late teens, an orphan, living with Rev. Before entering the ministry, Parris was a merchant in Barbados, and his ministry still bears signs of his business background.īetty Parris: Parris’s young daughter, whose illness sparks the action of the play. A widower with little understanding of children.

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