Characters
Miller states that even though this man was a minister in real life, he "cut a villainous path through history.
Rev. Parris
She asks hesitantly in the first act, "My Betty be hearty soon?
Tituba
Colony in which Salem was located in 1692
Massachusetts
Elizabeth believes she has been accused by Abigail for this reason
To take Elizabeth's place as John's wife
During Puritan times, the government was run by church leaders; the name for this type of government
theocracy
Miller writes in the character notes about this person: "Gentleness exudes from her.
Rebecca Nurse
This man tells his wife, "You forget nothin' and you forgive nothin'...Your justice would freeze beer!
John Proctor
Reverend Parris admits in Act One that he saw the girls in this place the previous evening
The reason Abigail lives with Reverend Parris and Betty
She is an orphan and her parents were murdered when she was small
The church of England (Anglican church)
Reverend Parris's niece
Abigail Williams
The first thing this man asks in Act One is, "Is she going to fly again?"
Giles Corey
Tituba's island home
Barbados
This piece of evidence seems to clearly point to Elizabeth's involvement in witchcraft
Poppet
Another name for the Devil during these times
Lucifer
This character admits that she asked Tituba to conjure the spirits of her dead children
Goody Ann Putnam
He complains in Act One, "Don't a minister deserve a house to live in?
Rev. Parris
Act Two takes place eight days later in this locale
The Proctor's home
Mary Warren's role in going to the court every day
Official of the court
The nearby town that Reverend Hale is from
Beverly
This character is introduced by Miller as "the most comical hero in history."
Giles Corey
This man says authoritatively, "We cannot look to superstition in this. The Devil is precise.
Rev. Hale
Reverend Hale points out that John Proctor has gone to this place 26 times in the past 17 months.
Church
Parris' career before becoming a minister
Merchant
This is the usual method of carrying out the death penalty for witchcraft
Hanging