Miscellaneous
The Court Officals
Central Cast
Other Salem Residents
Unseen Characters
100
Mother of afflicted Ruth and buried seven children.
Who is Ann Putnam?
100
Oversees all the court proceedings. More concerned about procedure than justice.
Who is Deputy Governor Danforth?
100
Ends of tearing up his signed confession and going to the gallows.
Who is John Proctor?
100
Self-important and petty. He thinks there are people plotting against him and fears how people will perceive him.
Who is Reverend Samuel Parris?
100
Accused of witchcraft directly by Walcott and indirectly by her husband. Walcott accuses her of bewitching his pigs. Her husband's suspicions on her bookishness somehow caused him to falter in his prayers. 

Who is Martha Corey?

200
Chooses to lie to protect her husband's reputation.
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
200
Thinks everyone is filled with "high satisfaction" with the hangings of the witches. Character is based on the historical figure during the actual Salem witch trials and is a descendant of the author of Minister's Black Veil. 
Who is Judge Hathorne?
200
She brings Elizabeth a poppet she made during court. 
Who is Mary Warren?
200
People think that she can conjure spirits. 
Who is Tituba?
200
Ruth Putnam accused him of witchcraft so his land would be forfeited and her father could purchase it. 
Who is George Jacobs?
300
Brings a petition signed by neighbors attesting to his wife's good name that is used by the court as a source for arrest warrants. 
Who is Francis Nurse?
300
Marshall for the court system. Drunkenly clears Sarah Good and Tituba out of a cell in the jail to make way for the judges. 
Who is Marshall Herrick?
300
Accused by her uncle of dancing in the woods and of being soiled.
Who is Abigail Williams?
300
Cousin to Abigail Williams and 10-year-old daughter of Reverend Parris.
Who is Betty Parris?
300

The first witch to be condemned to hang in Salem. Considered to be "drunk and half-witted."

Who is Sarah Osburn?
400
Ends of being condemned for contempt of court when he won't name the person who told him Putnam's daughter accused George Jacobs of being a witch in order to purchase his land. 
Who is Giles Corey?
400
A clerk of the court. Comes to arrest Elizabeth Proctor on orders from the court.
Who is Ezekiel Cheever?
400

Returns to Salem to try and convince the accused to confess and save their lives so he can feel less guilty with less blood on his hands. 

Who is Reverend John Hale?

400
Servant to the Putnams, caretaker of Ruth, and runs away with Abigial Williams.
Who is Mercy Lewis?
400
Tavern proprietor in Salem. First witch named by Abigail. She is used to illustrate how people hanged earlier in the play were of lower moral character. 
Who is Bridget Bishop?
500

First woman accused to witchcraft in Salem.

Who is Sarah Good?
500
Helps Herrick clear Tituba and Goody Good out of the room to make way for Danforth. Doesn't have a first name and has one line. 
Who is Hopkins?
500

Arrested for the murder of Ann Putnam's seven children who died in infancy.

Who is Rebecca Nurse?

500

Works for Doctor Griggs and is described by Arthur Miller as "a little younger than Abigail, a nervous, hurried girl."

Who is Susanna Walcott?

500

The man Parris consults to find out what's wrong with Betty. 

Who is Doctor Griggs?
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