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Drank chicken blood to curse Elizabeth with death!!
Who is Abigail?
Richest man in town.
Who is Thomas Putnam?
Her husband had a fling with Abigail and says "my wife will not lie."
Who is Goody Proctor? aka Elizabeth
slave from Barbados
Tituba
Heat resistant object where heavy metals are under intense heat. In court the people were under intense heat and pressure.
What is a crucible?
Shy mousy servant to Proctors who made a poppet
Who is Mary Warren?
Sees girls dancing in the forest and is worried how it will affect his reputation when his daughter gets sick.
Who is Rev. Parris?
Lost 7 babies shortly after their birth.
Who is Goody Putnam?
Named as witch by Tituba and attended 3/7 of the births of Goody Putnam's babies.
Who is Goody Osborn?
Judge in charge of this court who believed the antics of the girls.
Who is Judge Danforth?
Who is Ruth?
Out of town witchcraft expert.
Well respected woman in Salem with many children.
Who is Rebecca Nurse?
Her sentence to hanging is delayed when she is found to be pregnant in jail.
Goody Proctor Aka Elizabeth
Tortured to death by stones.
Who is Giles Gorey?
Daughter of Rev. Parris who pretends to be sick.
Who is Betty?
He won't answer yes or no to the court as he wants his sons to be able to inherit his land. If he confesses, they will not.
Common name for married woman at the time of the play. Similar to MRS.
Goody
Accused by the Putnams for death of their 7 babies.
In the 1950's when the play was written, this form of government was greatly feared due to the recent Cold War.
Merciless friend of Abigail who goes along with everything Abigail wants and leaves town at end.
Who is Mercy Lewis?
Does not go to church because he does not like the preacher but in the end dies because he will not confess to witchcraft that he did not commit.
Who is John Proctor?
Read a lot of books and her husband thinks she stops his prayers.
Martha Corey
Tells the courts that the girls were pretending and then they pretend her spirit is attacking them in form of a yellow bird.
Who is Mary Warren?
Master manipulator who ends up stealing her uncle's money and left him penniless.