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Betty is Reverend Parris´s ten-year-old daughter. She becomes sick after being caught dancing in the woods with Tituba. Her illness is what fueled the first rumors of witchcraft. People viewed them as innocent lambs being punished for their sins.

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The minister of Salem's Church who is the uncle of Abigail Williams and the father of Betty Parris. Many people of the town dislike him, especially John Proctor.

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Black slave to Reverend Parris. She agreed to perform voodoo for Abigail in the effort to conjure up the spirits of her dead children. Tituba was one of the first women to be accused, and she was said to be be teaching Salem girls fortune telling. There was never any evidence proving this but she was still trialed for it.

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Mary is a servant for John and Elizabeth Procter and a member of Abigail´s girls. She is easily influenced by the people around her and after her confession, Mary participated in the accusations against the Proctors. She was released from jail in June, 1692.

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He was accused of Witchcraft along with his wife, Martha Corey. He refused to plead guilty or not guilty so they tortured him to try and get him to plead. They crushed him with weights but instead of pleading he died after two days of the torture.

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He is a school teacher and will sometimes preach on the side. He tries to build the foundation of the church and the commonwealth. He is hired by the court to arrest those accused of witchery

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Ruth is the only surviving child out of eight. After being caught dancing in the woods at night , Ruth falls into a strange feeling of lacking concern . She helped lay the foundation for the Salem Witch Trials to occur by accusing individuals of practicing witchcraft.

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A politician and magistrate in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was apart on a council that watched the witch trials but he didn’t like that the people would without a doubt accept spectral evidence and and always assumed they were guilty. Eventually had it changed so that courts couldn’t take spectral evidence into account.

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One of Salem’s wealthiest residents. He accused many people during the Salem Witch Trials. His wife, Ann Putnam, also accused others of witchcraft. 

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Ann is Thomas Putnamś wife and gave birth to eight children. Her daughter Ruth was the only one who survived longer than a day. Ann made herself believe that they were murdered by supernatural means. When she was twelve, she was one of the first girls to join Betty Parris and Abigail Williams. She was also easily influenced by her parents and other adults. She was one of the most persistent accuser in the trials and she later admitted to lying.

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Mercy was an orphan who became a servant in the Putnam’s home. She is one of the chief accusers of witches

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He was appointed sheriff of Salem and helped bring in the “witches” even if he believed they weren’t studying the art of witchcraft. He did what he was told

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She is the wife of John Proctor and is accused by Abigail Williams of being a witch.

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A young minister who is considered to be a "spiritual doctor". He's a committed Christian and helps many who are accused of witchcraft

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A 12 year old girl, at the time of the trials, who accused many of witchcraft. She is also Reverend Parris' niece and had an affair with John Proctor who she worked for as a servant. She's very smart and a good liar.

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The wife of Francis Nurse and a well respected member of the community. She was convicted and hanged for being a witch even though there was no credible evidence against her. She was accused of being a witch by John Putman.

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The husband of Rebecca Nurse. He was a skilled woodmaker and a respected man.

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He uses his power to try and create a pure community. The witches he hunts are imaginary but he uses the people’s distrust and hatred to create self righteous fanaticism which destroys salam

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A local farmer who is married to Elizabeth Proctor, but has an affair with Abigail Williams. The Proctor's were a very wealthy family that lived in the outskirts of Salem.

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Martha Corey is accused of witchery because her husband told people that she reads a lot and this disrupts his praying. He did not mean for her to be accused but he could not control the outcome