Girls in the Woods
At the start of the play, this girl has fallen into a trance. She is assumed to be possessed and screams upon hearing the Lord's name.
Betty
This man is the new minister in Salem. He preaches hellfire and is very concerned with his reputation.
Parris
She is Parris's slave from Barbados.
Tituba
This is where the opening scene of Act 1 takes place
Betty's room
This man wrote The Crucible
Arthur Miller
This girl is the oldest and the presumed leader of the group. She witnessed her parents' murder. She had an alleged affair with John Proctor.
Abigail
He is the first villager to instigate a witch hunt. He is the father of one child, seven others having died at birth.
Thomas Putnam
Gave birth to 8 children and only 1 survived
Mrs. Putnam
This is the town where the play takes place.
Salem, MA
The Salem Witch Trials began in this year.
1692
This girl is the Putnams' servant. She was witnessed by Rev. Parris running naked in the woods.
Mercy Lewis
He had an alleged affair with Abigail but now wants nothing to do with her. He doesn't attend church.
John Proctor
She is a 72-year old woman. She is sensible and claims the girls are just going through "silly seasons."
Rebecca Nurse
This is what Abigail did in the woods that she is worried people might find out about.
Drank blood to kill Goody Proctor
This is where Tituba gets the names of the people she accuses of being a witch.
The Putnams suggested the name to her.
This girl is the Proctor's current servant.
Mary Warren
He is the witchcraft expert from the town of Beverly.
Rev. Hale
The Putnam's daughter who also is "bewitched"
Ruth
This is the reason Giles Corey thinks his wife may be bewitched.
She reads books that she hides from Giles
This was the first person accused of being a witch
Tituba
This girl delivers the news to Rev. Parris that the doctor can find no medical reason for Betty's illness.
Susanna Walcott
He is an 81 year old man who is concerned that his wife is reading "strange books." He also sues a lot of his neighbors.
Giles Corey
This person is slandering Abigail's name all around town.
This person actively wants to see the downfall of Parris
Thomas Putnam
This is the reason why Abigail and Betty start to accuse girls at the end of Act 1
They want the ATTENTION and POWER that they saw Tituba get after she accused people of being a witch.