17 year old niece of Rev.Parris
Had an affair with John
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Abi: Motivation
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To protect herself
Her desire to have John Proctor all to herself
Witnessing her parent's death
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Abi: Personality Traits
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Good at deceiving others
Violent
Untrustworthy
Leader
Vengeful
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Betty Parris
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10 year old daughter of Rev. Parris
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Betty: Motivation
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Scared to get in trouble
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Betty: Personality Traits
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Scared
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Reverend Parris
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Salem's minister; disliked by many people in the town
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Parris: Motivation
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The fact that he has many enemies who want him gone from Salem
Doesn't want people to find out the truth about what happened in the woods
Wants to persecute his enemies
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Parris: Personality Traits
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Defensive
Self-absorbed
Nervous
Paranoid
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Ann Putnam
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Mother of Ruth and seven babies who died at birth
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Mrs. Putnam: Motivation
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Depression from losing seven children
Desire for revenge for the death of her children
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Mrs. Putnam: Personality Traits
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Paranoid
Crazy
Depressed
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Mary Warren
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The Proctor's current servant
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Warren: Motivation
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Her fear of Mr. Proctor
Her fear of Abigail and the other girls
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Warren: Personality Traits
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Submissive and inferior
Unreliable
Naive
Lonely
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Thomas Putnam
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Father of Ruth
Richest man in the village who can afford to buy any land forfeited by a "witch"
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Mr. Putnam: Motivation
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Accused others as a way to gain their land
Wants to persecute his enemies
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Mr. Putnam: Personality Traits
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Well-to-do, hard-handed landowner
Used to getting his way
Vindictive
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Tituba
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Rev. Parris's slave from Barbados
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Tituba: Motivation
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She knows she can never win because of who she is
She's smart enough to know how to save herself
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Titbua: Personality Traits
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Intimidated by authority
Smart
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John Proctor
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Husband to Elizabeth; had an affair with Abigail
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Mr. Proctor: Motivation
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Doesn't want his secret to come out
His dignity
His desire to do what is right
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Mr. Proctor: Personality Traits
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Cautious
Reasonable
Dignified
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Elizabeth Proctor
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Wife of John Proctor
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Mrs. Proctor Motivation
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Her faith in God
To preserve her dignity
To protect her husband
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Mrs. Proctor: Personality Traits
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Practical
Tenderhearted
Reasonable
Honest
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Giles Corey
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83 year old man who provides comic relief in the play
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Corey: Motivation
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To feel/look/sound important
To protect the innocent
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Corey: Personality Traits
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Sharp
Clever
Inquisitive
Physically strong
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Reverend Hale
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An expert on witchcraft
Comes to Salem to investigate possible witchcraft
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Hale: Motivation
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His experience and knowledge
His faith in the court
His conscience telling him what the real truth is
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Hale: Personality Traits
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Quick to come to conclusions
Doesn't consider all the facts
Practical
Good-intention
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Danforth
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The deputy governor of the province
Leads the witchcraft trials
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Danforth: Motivation
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Maintain the court's authority
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Danforth: Personality Traits
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Authoritative
Powerful
Intimidating
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Rebecca Nurse
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72 year old woman from Salem
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Nurse: Motivation
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Her faith and her wisdom
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Nurse: Personality Traits
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Highly respected
Wise
Gentle
Fair
Logical
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Mercy Lewis
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17 year old girl
The Puntnams' servant
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Lewis: Motivation
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To protect herself and Abigail
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Lewis: Personality Traits
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Sly
Merciless
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Marshal Herrik
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An authority of the court
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Herrik: Motivation
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His duty to the court
His guilty conscience
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Herrik: Personality Traits
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Dutiful
Guilty Conscience
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