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CRUCIBLE

Arthur Miller's play

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Reverend Samuel Parris static character; greedy minister of Salem; many people dislike him because he is concerned with his reputation.
Betty Parris ten-year-old daughter of Reverend Parris; she is one of the first girls to be afflicted
afflicted cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble.
Tituba Tituba is from Barbados; she is the first accused in 1692
Abigail Williams 17; niece of Reverend Parris; orphan; strikingly beautiful; former servant of John and Elizabeth Proctor; leader of the girls
Ann Putnam Thomas Putnam's wife; daughter Ruth is afflicted; lost 7 babies shortly after childbirth; jealous of Rebecca Nurse
Thomas Putnam Ann Putnam's husband; greedy landowner; has a grudge against Francis Nurse; accuses people of witchcraft to buy their land
Mercy Lewis servant in the Putnam home; she is one of the "afflicted" girls
Mary Warren servant in the Proctor home; she is one of the "afflicted" girls; she is submissive and insecure
John Proctor 30; Elizabeth's husband; farmer and landowner; wants to prove that the girls are frauds but views himself as a fraud; secret sin
Elizabeth Proctor John's wife; virtuous (high moral standards), respected Puritan woman
Giles Corey 83; landowner; Martha's husband; asks Rev. Hale why his wife reads "strange books."
Reverend John Hale dynamic character; expert on witchcraft who wants the truth; he is from the town of Beverly
Francis Nurse Rebecca's husband and a landowner; friend of John Proctor and Giles Corey; opposed to the trials
Rebecca Nurse 72; Francis's wife; 11 children and 26 grandchildren; Ann Putnam is jealous of her; respected in the community
Deputy Governor Danforth Deputy Governor of Massachussets; presides over the hearings; more interested in ORDER than justice
Judge Hathorne judge who presides over the trials
Ezekiel Cheever clerk of the court who serves arrest warrants
Marshal Herrick constable of the jail
Sarah Good homeless woman accused of witchcraft
Hopkins jail guard
crucible a severe test or trial
conjure to summon by using magic words or spells
faction small segment of people who disagree with the larger group on an issue
spectral ghostly or otherworldly; this evidence is invisible
pretense make-believe; acting
hysteria exaggerated emotion among a group of people
inert unable to move or to act; this is how Betty Parris is described at the beginning of the play
theocracy the laws of religion govern the people
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