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Thomas Putnam  is a greedy man who urges Reverend Parris to be strong and face up to the witchcraft in their midst. He uses his daughter to accuse people whose property he covets. Miller, and most historians, believed that many of the accusations of witchcraft were based on these sorts of greedy, selfish desires.

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The wife of Thomas Putnam, Mrs. Ann plays a major role in making an innocent guilty in the play. She loses her seven children and believes in the existence of supernatural elements. She has soured relations with Rebecca Nurse, leading her to accuse Rebecca of witchcraft and jeopardize her esteemed life. It is ironic that her guilt and doubt has brought disaster on an innocent character. Through this character, Miller presents the ugly side of human nature.

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- Elderly and respected rebecca is one of the voices of good sense in the play.
- Hale has already heard of her good reputation before meeting her.
- the conviction of rebecca reveals how low the community at salem has fallen.
-she goes to her death with dignity and acceptance.

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Danforth is depicted as the leading judicial figure overseeing the Salem trials. William Stoughton is not a character in the play, and Miller portrays Danforth as an honest but domineering and selfish judge, under whose authority many are imprisoned and sentenced to hang.

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He is the "spiritual doctor" summoned to evaluate Salem. His job is to diagnose witchcraft if it is present, and then provide a necessary cure through conversion or by removing the "infected" inhabitants from Salem. Hale devotes himself to his faith and his work

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Elizabeth proctor is a moral, Christian woman who is one of the main characters of the play. ... Elizabeth believes that her life is perfect until she finds out about the affair. She fires Abigail and that is when Elizabeth's character traits begin to change through a variety of experiences

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He is Elizabeth’s husband and Abigail’s former lover. The story presents the journey of his inner guilt of becoming a man of morals. He remains discontent throughout the play because of the act of adultery he had committed in the past. He is concerned about his good reputation and lives in fear of losing it. Hence, he does not disclose the secret of Abigail and the girls at the beginning of the witchcraft hysteria. Although he tries hard to fight with his fear, he fails and finally confesses this in the court. His confession during the witchcraft trial is the confession of his infidelity.

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Abigail is vengeful, selfish, manipulative, and a magnificent liar. This young lady seems to be uniquely gifted at spreading death and destruction wherever she goes. She has an eerie sense of how to manipulate others and gain control over them. All these things add up to make her an awesome antagonist.