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- Judge in Salem
- Known for having no remorse. (Act 3, line 30)

Motivations:
- To convict the accused (Act 3)

Key Character Moments:
- Hathorne is very concerned that all civilians adhere to the law and treat the court with respect. (Act 3)
- Hathorne visits the prison to speak with Danforth; he is perplexed and suspicious of Hale's return. (Act 4)

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- Judge Danforth is one of high Intelligence.
- He is highly respected.
- First Introduced in (Act 3)

Motivations:
- Arives in Salem to oversee witch trials. (Act 3)

Key Character Moments:
- Danforth is not swayed by emotion but is swayed by the girls’ demonstrations of witchcraft. (Act 3)
- When he suspects that John Proctor's confession may not be entirely truthful, he warns that if Proctor is lying about being a witch, he won't be able to prevent him from being hanged; when Proctor tears up his confession, Danforth has no qualms about hanging him. (Act 4)

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- Francis Nurse is married to Rebecca. Except for Ann Putnam, who in Act 1 kind of dismisses her worries about her daughter Ruth Rebecca, she is friendly with everyone in Salem. (Act 1)

Motivations:
-  motivated by truth, reason, and piety to God (Act 2)

Key Character Moments:
- Rebecca comes over to the Parris household and tries to calm everyone down, saying it’s probably just girls being girls and not anything supernatural. (Act 1)
- The audience learns from Francis Nurse that Rebecca has been arrested for the murder of Ann Putnam’s seven children who died in infancy. (Act 2)
- Rebecca is saddened to learn that John is going to confess to witchcraft, then uplifted when he decides not to; they both go to the gallows together. (Act 4)

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- Fights with Rev. Parris over money
- Fights with Putnam over land
- Friends with John Proctor

Motivations:
- Brave and Willing to sue his friends over insults (Act 2)

Key Character Moments:
- Francis Nurse and Giles arrive at the Proctors' home to inform them that both of their wives have been detained for witchcraft. (Act 2)
- Giles barges into court in an effort to disprove his wife's status as a witch. When he refuses to identify the source who informed him that Putnam's daughter had accused George Jacobs of being a witch in order for her to be able to buy George Jacobs' forfeited land, he ends up being found in contempt of court. (Act 3)
- Pressed to Death with stones because he would not answer to the accusations against him.

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- Husband of Mrs. Putnam
- Father of Ruth Putnam
- Resents Rev. Parris
- Always fighting with Giles Correy over land

Motivations:
-  He seeks to gain respect and revenge by increasing his wealth, landholdings, and influence. (Act 1)

Key Character Moments:
-  Putnam urges Parris to investigate possible supernatural causes of Betty (Act 1)
- Putnam doesn’t necessarily believe in witchcraft – he just is looking for a way to gain power (Act 1)
- In court, Putnam says that Giles' allegations against him are false. (Act 3)

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- Gave birth to three children
- All died at birth
- Had one child survive; Ruth Putnam
- Wife to Putnam

Motivations:
- To prove that Rebecca Nurse's healthy children came from witchcraft in spite of her own children dying during birth. (Act 1)

Key Character Moments:
- Ann visits the Parris household to find out what's going on and to report that her daughter may be suffering from a paranormal illness. (Act 1)
- Given that she sent her daughter to Tituba to find out who killed Ann's other seven children when they were infants, she is aware that the illness her daughter is suffering from has a supernatural origin. (Act 1)
- Ann is ready and willing to believe any explanation for why her children died except that it was natural causes. (Act 1)

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- Mentally unstable
- Homeless
- Accused by Tituba
- The first woman to be accused of witchcraft in Salem

Key Character Moments:
- She is mentioned as a potential witch by Thomas Putnam; Tituba picks up on this and names her as a co-conspirator, quickly followed by Abby. (Act 1)
- According to Mary Warren, Sarah Good, who is 60 years old and pregnant, admitted to attacking the girls supernaturally and won't be put to death. (Act 2)
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- Slave
- Accused by Abigail Williams
- Accuses Goody Osborne of witchcraft

Motivations:
- To save her own life after being accused of witchcraft. (act 2)

Key Character Moments:
- Is accused by Abigail of forcing the girls to do the Devil’s work (Act 1)
- Pressured by Hale and Parris to confess and give the names of those who are abetting her, Tituba eventually does by naming Goody Good and Goody Osburn (Act 1)
- Tituba is in jail with Sarah Good, acting as if she very much believes in the Devil. (Act 2)

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- Brought in by Parris to disprove witchcraft
- Hold great respect for Rebecca Nurse
- Tries to prove John Proctor innocent

Motivations:
- To disprove Witchcraft (Act 1)
- To get John Proctor to Confess (Act 4)

Key Character Moments:
- In response to Parris's call, Hale shows up. ecstatic to use his specialized knowledge to find the Devil (Act 1)
-  Hale comes to the Proctors to check in on them since he’s heard some disturbing things about them. He then quizzes John on his commandments and is upset/shocked to hear that the girls might be faking their fits and lying to the court (Act 2)
- Hale has come back to Salem in an effort to save the lives of the accused witches by persuading them to confess, which will help him feel less guilty and have less blood on his hands. He is unsuccessful. (Act 4)

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- Head of the Town
- Important figure
- Takes in Abigail after her parents passed
- Father to Betty
- Brings in Rev. Hale to disprove the presence of witches in Salem.
- Fights with Giles Correy over Money

Motivations:
- Wants to prove there is no witchcraft (Act 1)
- Wants to maintain his power and name (Act 1)

Key Character Moments:
- Parris is concerned that Betty is ill, so he has requested medical attention from Dr. Griggs and requested spiritual care from Reverend Hale. (Act 1)
- He asks Abigail about her dancing in the woods with Betty and Tituba and talks about how he believes there are people plotting against him. He also expresses his concerns about how people will view him if it is determined that there is witchcraft going on inside his home. (Act 1)
- Parris accuses people who he perceives as a threat or who state they don't believe in witchcraft of lying (Act 3)

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Betty
- Daughter of Rev. Parris
- Cousins to Abigail
- One of the young girls who was an accuser of witchcraft
Key Character Moments:
- Betty falls ill after dancing in the woods with Tituba and some of the other girls of the village (Act 1)
- Accuses Abigail of drinking a potion to kill Goody Proctor  (Act 1)

Mercy
- Servant for Mr. and Mrs. Putnam
- Slaps Ruth Putnam
- Hung for witchcraft
Key Character Moments
- Mercy is one of the girls in court who accuses Mary Warren of bewitching them. (Act 3)
- Parris says that he believes Mercy has run away with his niece, Abigail Williams (Act 4)

Susanna
- Works for one of the Doctors
- A little bit younger than Abigail
- A nervous and hurried girl (Act 1 line 29)

Key Character Moments:
- Susanna tells Reverend Parris that Doctor Griggs is concerned Betty’s illness is supernatural in origin (Act 1)
- Susanna has become part of the group of accusers; is one of the people Mary Warren says would’ve witnessed Mary sewing the poppet in court (Act 2)
- Susanna joins Abigail and Mercy in accusing Mary Warren of bewitching them via Mary’s bird-shaped spirit (Act 3)

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- Orphan
- Niece of Reverend Parris
- In love with John Proctor
- Drank a charm in hopes of killing Elizabeth
- Cousins to Betty
- Accuses Tituba of Witchcraft

Motivations:
- Wants to Rekindle Relationship with John Proctor (Act 1)
- Wants to kill and replace Goody Proctor (Act 2)

Key Character Moments:
- Abigail is accused by her uncle of dancing in the woods (Act 1)
-  Betty wakes and accuses Abigail of drinking a potion to kill Elizabeth Proctor. Eventually, Abigail manages to get out of being punished by first accusing Tituba (Act 1)
- Abigail accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft. (Act 2)
- Abigail is questioned about faking her symptoms and claims it is a lie. (Act 3).
- Abigail runs off with Mercy Lewis and some of her uncle’s money. (Act 4)

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- Wife of John Proctor
- Concluded that John and Abigail Williams were having an affair
- Severed ties with servant Abigail

Motivations:
- Wants her husband to expose Abigail as a liar (Act 2)
- Tries to earn her love from John Proctor (Act 4)

Key Character Moments
- Mary offers Elizabeth a poppet, and Elizabeth attempts to shield Mary from John's wrath because Mary neglected her responsibilities at home in order to go to court and accuse people of practicing witchcraft. (Act 2)
- Elizabeth tries to convince her husband to go to town and expose Abigail as a liar, first out of moral obligation and later out of concern that Abigail will accuse Elizabeth of being a witch in order to replace her in John's life. (Act 2)
- Elizabeth is brought into the court to confirm that Abigail Williams was dismissed from her position for sleeping with John Proctor (Act 3)
- Elizabeth is asked by Danforth and Hale to convince John to confess to save his life (Act 4)

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- Husband of Elizabeth Proctor
- Ended affair with Abigail Williams
- Falsely accused and hung for Witchcraft
- Refused to false confession

Motivations:
- Guilt from affair
- relationship with wife
- wants a clean slate

Key Character Moments:
- Rejected Abigails advances (ACT1)
- Convinced Mary Warren to go to court (ACT 2)
- Elizabeth is Arrested (ACT 2)
- Confesses Adultery (ACT 3)
-Proctor ultimately decides to tear up his signed confession and go to the gallows while still maintaining some of his integrity. (ACT 4)

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- Works as a servant for John Proctor
- 18-year-old
- The oldest accuser of the girls
- Renounces accusations after threatened to be hung

Motivations:
- Wants to tell the truth to save them from a weightier punishment. (Act 2)

Key Character Moments:
- Mary shows up at the Parris household to confer with Abigail and Mercy about what's going on. (Act 1)
- Brings Elizabeth a poppet she made and tells the Proctors news of what has been happening in Salem and reveals that she managed to defer one accusation of witchcraft against Elizabeth. (Act 2)
- Yelled at by John Proctor and told she has to testify in court about how she made the poppet, stuck a needle in it, and gave it to Elizabeth. (Act 2)
- Bullied by John Proctor into testifying how there is nothing supernatural (Act 3)