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The Crucible

Character Relationship Notes

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Reverend Parris

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  • Village religious leader
  • Father of Betty Parris
  • Uncle of Abigail Williams
  • 40s

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Betty Parris

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  • Daughter of Reverend Parris
  • Cousin of Abigail Williams
  • 10 years old

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Abigail Williams

  • Niece of Reverend Parris
  • Formerly worked for Elizabeth Proctor
  • Had an affair with John Proctor
  • 17 years old

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John Proctor

  • Farmer
  • Married to Elizabeth Proctor
  • Had an affair with Abigail Williams, his wife’s former house-girl
  • In his mid-thirties

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Elizabeth Proctor

  • Wife of John Proctor
  • Formerly employed Abigail Williams

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Mr. & Mrs. Putnam

  • Mr. Putnam was son of the richest man in Salem.
  • A landowner in town.
  • Land dispute with the Nurses
  • His choice for reverend was blocked
  • Mrs. Putnam lost 7 babies
  • Putnam, around 50 years
  • Mrs. Putnam, 45 years

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Mary Warren

  • A village girl
  • subservient, lonely
  • now works for the Proctors
  • 17 years old

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Giles Corey

  • Villagers often blame him for missing cattle and any other type of trouble.
  • He doesn’t care much for public opinion.
  • Not schooled.
  • Does not know many prayers
  • 83 years old

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Reverend Hale

  • A minister who specializes in finding or confirming witches
  • Believes the Devil is at work in Betty Parris’s condition
  • Is called on to help Salem find witches
  • In his late 30s

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Rebecca & Francis Nurse

  • Respected throughout town
  • Owned 300 acres
  • Some resented rise and purchasing of lands
  • In a land squabble with some other villagers, including the Putnams
  • Part of the group who blocked Putnam’s choice for Town Reverend.
  • Early 70s

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Tituba

  • From Barbados
  • Is seen as a “folk healer” by some
  • Parris’s servant
  • In her 40s