The Crucible Act 1 Characters

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Rebecca Nurse
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-represents someone with power -white hair; 72 years old; walking stick -26 grandchildren; 11 kids -everyone is scared to call her a witch -Francis Nurse's wife
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Elizabeth Proctor
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-according to Abigail: bitter, lying, cold, gossiping liar -fired Abigail from being their servant -married to John Proctor -does not like Abigail after finding out about affair
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John Proctor
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-mid 30s -farmer -feared and respected in Salem -Elizabeth Proctor's husband -had affair with Abigail; does not want to be with her anymore
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Mary Warren
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-17 years old -subservient -naïve -lonely girl -timid -Proctor's servant -part of Abigail's group
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Mercy Lewis
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-overweight -18 years old -sly and merciless -Putnam's servant -part of Abigail's group
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Ruth Putnam
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-laying sick in bed; can't eat -thinks her soul is "taken" -accused by Abigail for conjuring spirits -part of Abigail's group -Thomas and Ann Putnam's daughter
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Mrs. Ann Putnam
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-her 7 babies died right after birth -she thinks Ruth is ill with the Devil -told Parris rumors about Betty being a witch -woke up Betty by singing the Psalm -Thomas Putnam's wife -Ruth's mother -spoke with Tituba to talk to the dead
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Susana Walcott
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-part of Abigail's group -accuses others of being witches
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Abigail Williams
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-17 years old -bad reputation -doesn't go to church -seen dancing in woods -drank blood to kill Elizabeth Proctor -threatened to kill other girls if they told -Betty's cousin -Parris' niece -leader/bully of the other girls -had affair with John Proctor; still in love with him -Proctor's ex-servant -wants to kill Elizabeth
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Tituba
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-40s -talks to the dead -from Barbados -Parris' slave -Mrs. Putnam asked her to talk to her dead children
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Betty Parris
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-10 years old -sick, laying in bed -accused of being a witch; was seen flying over a barn -Parris' daughter -Abigail's cousin -friends with Abigail, Mary Warren, Mercy Lewis
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Reverend Samuel Parris
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-Reverend -mid 40s -concerned about his reputation -Betty's father -Abigail's uncle -town Reverend