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Abigail Williams
17 year old niece of Rev.Parris Had an affair with John
Abi: Motivation
To protect herself Her desire to have John Proctor all to herself Witnessing her parent's death
Abi: Personality Traits
Good at deceiving others Violent Untrustworthy Leader Vengeful
Betty Parris
10 year old daughter of Rev. Parris
Betty: Motivation
Scared to get in trouble
Betty: Personality Traits
Scared
Reverend Parris
Salem's minister
disliked by many people in the town
Parris: Motivation
The fact that he has many enemies who want him gone from Salem Doesn't want people to find out the truth about what happened in the woods Wants to persecute his enemies
Parris: Personality Traits
Defensive Self-absorbed Nervous Paranoid
Ann Putnam
Mother of Ruth and seven babies who died at birth
Mrs. Putnam: Motivation
Depression from losing seven children Desire for revenge for the death of her children
Mrs. Putnam: Personality Traits
Paranoid Crazy Depressed
Mary Warren
The Proctor's current servant
Warren: Motivation
Her fear of Mr. Proctor Her fear of Abigail and the other girls
Warren: Personality Traits
Submissive and inferior Unreliable Naive Lonely
Thomas Putnam
Father of Ruth Richest man in the village who can afford to buy any land forfeited by a "witch"
Mr. Putnam: Motivation
Accused others as a way to gain their land Wants to persecute his enemies
Mr. Putnam: Personality Traits
Well-to-do
Tituba
Rev. Parris's slave from Barbados
Tituba: Motivation
She knows she can never win because of who she is She's smart enough to know how to save herself
Titbua: Personality Traits
Intimidated by authority Smart
John Proctor
Husband to Elizabeth
had an affair with Abigail
Mr. Proctor: Motivation
Doesn't want his secret to come out His dignity His desire to do what is right
Mr. Proctor: Personality Traits
Cautious Reasonable Dignified
Elizabeth Proctor
Wife of John Proctor
Mrs. Proctor Motivation
Her faith in God To preserve her dignity To protect her husband
Mrs. Proctor: Personality Traits
Practical Tenderhearted Reasonable Honest
Giles Corey
83 year old man who provides comic relief in the play
Corey: Motivation
To feel/look/sound important To protect the innocent
Corey: Personality Traits
Sharp Clever Inquisitive Physically strong
Reverend Hale
An expert on witchcraft Comes to Salem to investigate possible witchcraft
Hale: Motivation
His experience and knowledge His faith in the court His conscience telling him what the real truth is
Hale: Personality Traits
Quick to come to conclusions Doesn't consider all the facts Practical Good-intention
Danforth
The deputy governor of the province Leads the witchcraft trials
Danforth: Motivation
Maintain the court's authority
Danforth: Personality Traits
Authoritative Powerful Intimidating
Rebecca Nurse
72 year old woman from Salem
Nurse: Motivation
Her faith and her wisdom
Nurse: Personality Traits
Highly respected Wise Gentle Fair Logical
Mercy Lewis
17 year old girl The Puntnams' servant
Lewis: Motivation
To protect herself and Abigail
Lewis: Personality Traits
Sly Merciless
Marshal Herrik
An authority of the court
Herrik: Motivation
His duty to the court His guilty conscience
Herrik: Personality Traits
Dutiful Guilty Conscience
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