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one of the girls

Motivations:
- fear of punishment and her desire to please the adults in her life
- under pressure from the adults in her life

Key Character Moments:
-  afraid of being punished for her actions and is willing to go along with Abigail's accusations (Act 1)
- accuse Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft (Act 2)
- caught up in a frenzy of accusations and are willing to condemn innocent people to death (Act 3)

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judge in Salem
inserts his purtian belifs

Motivations:
- belief that he is doing God's work

Key character moments:
-refuses to believe Mary's claims that the girls are lying (Act 3)
- tries to convince John to sign saying that it's for the good of the community (Act 4)

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Head Judge

Motivations:
- maintain his authority and to protect the reputation of the court
- driven by his pride and his commitment to maintaining the order of the court

Key Character Moments:
- determined to prosecute those who have been accused of witchcraft (Act 1)
- refuses to believe that the girls are lying about their accusations (Act 3)
- faced with a dilemma when John Proctor confesses to adultery (Act 4)

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Only Surviving child of the Putnams
Gets slapped by Mercy

Motivations:
- driven by her fear of punishment and her desire to please her parents
- under pressure from her parents
- parents convinced that witchcraft is to blame for the deaths of their children

Key Character moments:
- afraid of being punished for her actions (Act 1)
- too sick to come to court, but her illness is used as evidence of witchcraft (Act 2)
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Servant to John Proctor
Was there with Abigail and the girls when they danced

Motivations:
- desire to fit in and be accepted by the other girls
- fear of Abigail and the other girls
- desire to do the right thing

Key Character Moments:
- gives Elizabeth the poppet that she made in court (Act 2)
- testifies against Abigail and the other girls in court (Act 3)
- her breakdown in court reveals her vulnerability and her fear of the other girls (Act 3)

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Putnam's servant
Slapped Ruth

Motivations:
- loyalty to Abigail Williams and her desire for power
- jealous of the attention that Abigail receives from John Proctor
- wants to be in a position of power

Key Character Moments:
-  afraid of being punished for her actions and is willing to go along with Abigail's accusations (Act 1)
- accuse Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft (Act 2)
- caught up in a frenzy of accusations and are willing to condemn innocent people to death (Act 3)

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Hale holds great respect for her
Mrs. Puntam is jealous of her that all her children and grandchildren are alive

Motivations:
- live a life of goodness and righteousness
- willing to die for what she believes in
- driven by her commitment to the truth and her unwavering faith

Key Character Moments:
- introduced as a wise and respected member of the community (Act 1)
- arrested and accused of witchcraft (Act 2)
- brought before the court, and she refuses to confess to a crime she did not commit (Act 3)
- taken to be hanged, and she remains calm (Act 4)

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Abigail's Uncle
Betty's Dad
Brought Rev. Hale to disapprove presence of witches in Salem
Took Abigail in when her parents died
Saw the girls dancing

Motivations:
- desire to maintain his position of power in Salem
-  fear of losing his reputation and authority

Key Character Moments:
- discovering the girls dancing in the woods (Act 1)
-  becomes increasingly paranoid and authoritarian (Act 2)
-  reveal his greed and his desire for power ( Act 3)

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Fights about land and territory with Putnam
Fights about money with Rev. Parris

Motivations:
- desire to protect his land and his family
- desire to do the right thing and stand up for what he believes in
- desire for revenge against Thomas Putnam

Key Charcater Moments:
- refuses to give the name of the person who told him about Putnam's land-grabbing scheme (Act 2)
- confronts the court with evidence that the girls are lying (Act 2)
-  loyalty to his friends and his desire to help them (Act 3)
- death by pressing reveals his unwavering commitment (Act 3)
- refuses to confess or give up the names of his friends (Act 3)

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Married to Mrs. Putnam
Servant named Mercy
Fights about territory and land with Giles Corey
Resents Rev. Parris

Motivations:
- to gain power and wealth
- willing to accuse people in order to get their land
- willing to use the court to settle personal problems

Key Character Moments:
- angry that his brother wasn't chosen for the minister and accuses others of trying to sabotage his family (Act 1)
- encourages his daughter to accuse George Jacobs of witchcraft (Act 2)
- accuses Corey of trying to undermine the court ( Act 3)

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Goody Osborn served as mid wife three times
Married to Putnam
Ruth is her only surviving child
Jealous that all of Rebecca Nurse's children and grand children have lived

Motivations:
- desire for justice and revenge
- jealous of Rebecca Nurse
- encourages her daughter to accuse others of witchcraft in order to bring them to justice

Key Character Moments:
- encourages her daughter to accuse others of witchcraft (Act 1)
- accuses Rebecca Nurse of being a witch (Act 2)

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Gets accused by Abigail
Slave to Rev.Parris

Motivations:
- desire to protect herself from punishment
- desire for power and revenge

Key Character Moments:
- accused of witchcraft and is interrogated by the people of Salem(Act 2)
-  given the opportunity to accuse others of witchcraft (Act 2)
- enjoys the power and control that comes with making
accusations (Act 2)
-  interactions with Abigail and the other girls reveal her loyalty to them (Act 2)

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Brought in by Rev. Parris
Respects Rebecca Nurse
Knows about Witches

Motivations:
- his belief in the supernatural
- desire to help the community by finding and getting rid of witchcraft

Key Character Moments:
- first arrives in Salem and begins investigating the witchcraft accusations
- realizing the injustice and the harm that has been done to innocent people
- interactions with John Proctor reveal his growing sense of empathy
- willing to fight the court system

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Cousins with Abigail
Rev. Parris Daughther
Couldnt wake up

Motivation:
- fear of punishment
- desire to avoid being responsible for the accusations made by Abigail

Key Character Moments:
- falls asleep after being caught in the woods dancing (Act 1)
- wakes up and starts accusing others of witchcraft (Act 2)
-  loyalty to her cousin and her willingness to follow her lead (Act 2)

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Married to John Proctor
Fired Abigail
Two Sons

Motivations:
- doesn't like Abigail
- love for her husband
- desire to protect their family and their reputation.

Key Character Moments
- found out John committed adultery (Act 3)
- accused of witchcraft by Abigail and the other girls (Act 2)
- arrested and put on trial (Act 2)
- tests her faith and her relationship with her husband (Act 3)
- lies in court to protect John (Act3)
- interactions with Abigail show morality and her willingness to forgive (Act 2)

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Married to Elizabeth
Has a servant named Mary
Had an affair with Abigail
Two Sons

Motivations:
-feeling guilty about adultery
-wants to mend the relationship with his wife
-wants his name to be forgiven/cleared/redeemed

Key Character Moments:
- John refuses Abigail's advances (Act 1)
-convinced Mary Warren to go confess  (Act 2)
- confessed his adultery (Act 3)
- refused the written confession (Act 4)
- Elizabeth is arrested  (Act 2)

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Rev. Parris niece
Cousins with Betty
Had an affair with John Proctor
Drank a charm in hopes of killing Elizabeth
Got fired by Elizabeth
Accused Tibuta

Motivations:
- desire for John Proctor
- fear of punishment for her previous actions

Key Character Moments:
-  accuses others of witchcraft and starts the witch hunt in Salem(Act 2)
- threatens the other girls to keep quiet about what happened in the woods (Act 1)
- obsession with John Proctor and her willingness to lie and manipulate to get what she wants (Act 2)