JOHN PROCTOR - He is
a farmer and the main
protagonist in the play.
Proctor is an good and
honest man, except for
one flaw which is that he
commited adultery. He is
very conscious about his
reputation and name in
the village of Salem.
Husband and wife
Abigail committed adultery with john,
and is driven by her lust for him
ELIZABETH PROCTOR - She is a
good and honest woman and
loved John, but most of the time
"was Cold " towards him, which
in turn caused John to commit
adultery with Abigail
Despise each other
Danforth subjects John and Elizabeth as witches and sentence them to death
ABIGAIL WILLIAMS - She is
an orphan and the niece of
Parris. She is the main
antagonist of the play and is
the main source of the
Salem Witch Hunt. Abigail
is driven by her lust for
Proctor and her jealousy
towards Elizebeth
Abigail is the niece of
Parris
REVEREND PARRIS - The
minister of Salem's church. He
is greedy, selfish and power
hungry. Disliked by a majority
of the Salem townsfolk
Parris calls Reverend Hale to examine his daughter Betty
REVEREND JOHN HALE
- He is a minister who is
reputed for his witch
hunting. Towards the end
of the play, he regrets all his
actions and tries to prove
that all the accused are
innocent
Hale believes in Proctor and sides with him,
realising that the girls are all lying.
Hale continuously attempts to convince
Danforth that the girls are lying and that
the accused are innocent
JUDGE DANFORTH - The deputy
governor of Massachusetts. He judges
the Salem Wtich trials . Danforth is
convinced that he is doing the right
thing in locating witches
Rebecca Nurse - An old but
wise woman who has a great
reputation in Salem. She
refuses to admit to being a
witch and holds true to her
values even though she is
sentenced to death
Danforth accuses Rebecca of
witchcraft towards the Putnams
and sentences her to death
Thomas and Ann Putnam accuse Rebecca Nurse
of witchcraft
THOMAS PUTNAM - A
wealthy citizen of Salem.
He holds a grudge against
Francis Nurse. Takes
advantage of the trials and
accuses innocent people ,
and then buys up their land