The Crucible Character List
John Proctor: A local farmer who lives just outside town; Elizabeth Proctor’s husband. A man
who hates hypocrisy, but harbors a terrible secret.
Abigail Williams: Reverend Parris’s niece. Abigail is smart, wily, a good liar, and vindictive
when crossed.
Reverend John Hale: A young minister reputed to be an expert on witchcraft.
Elizabeth Proctor: John Proctor’s wife. Elizabeth is supremely virtuous, but often cold.
Reverend Parris: The minister of Salem’s church. Reverend Parris is a paranoid,
power-hungry, yet oddly self-pitying figure.
Rebecca Nurse: Francis Nurse’s wife. Rebecca is a wise, sensible, and upright woman, held in
tremendous regard by most of the Salem community.
Francis Nurse: A wealthy, influential man in Salem. Nurse is well respected by most people in
Salem, but he is an enemy of Thomas Putnam and his wife.
Judge Danforth: The deputy governor of Massachusetts and the presiding judge at the witch
trials.
Giles Corey: An elderly but feisty farmer in Salem, famous for his tendency to file lawsuits.
Thomas Putnam: A wealthy, influential citizen of Salem, Putnam holds a grudge against
Francis Nurse.
Ann Putnam: Thomas Putnam’s wife. Ann Putnam has given birth to eight children, but only
one survived.
Tituba: Reverend Parris’s black slave from Barbados. A believer in voodoo.
Mary Warren: The servant in the Proctor household and a member of Abigail’s group of
girls.
Betty Parris: Reverend Parris’s ten-year-old daughter.
Ezekiel Cheever: A man from Salem who acts as clerk of the court during the witch trials. He is
upright and determined to do his duty for justice.
Judge Hathorne: A judge who presides, along with Danforth, over the witch trials.
Mercy Lewis: One of the girls in Abigail’s group.
Susanna Walcott: Assistant to the town doctor.
Sarah Good: One of the girls in Abigail’s group.
Hopkins: Jailer.
John Willard: A constable of Salem.
who hates hypocrisy, but harbors a terrible secret.
Abigail Williams: Reverend Parris’s niece. Abigail is smart, wily, a good liar, and vindictive
when crossed.
Reverend John Hale: A young minister reputed to be an expert on witchcraft.
Elizabeth Proctor: John Proctor’s wife. Elizabeth is supremely virtuous, but often cold.
Reverend Parris: The minister of Salem’s church. Reverend Parris is a paranoid,
power-hungry, yet oddly self-pitying figure.
Rebecca Nurse: Francis Nurse’s wife. Rebecca is a wise, sensible, and upright woman, held in
tremendous regard by most of the Salem community.
Francis Nurse: A wealthy, influential man in Salem. Nurse is well respected by most people in
Salem, but he is an enemy of Thomas Putnam and his wife.
Judge Danforth: The deputy governor of Massachusetts and the presiding judge at the witch
trials.
Giles Corey: An elderly but feisty farmer in Salem, famous for his tendency to file lawsuits.
Thomas Putnam: A wealthy, influential citizen of Salem, Putnam holds a grudge against
Francis Nurse.
Ann Putnam: Thomas Putnam’s wife. Ann Putnam has given birth to eight children, but only
one survived.
Tituba: Reverend Parris’s black slave from Barbados. A believer in voodoo.
Mary Warren: The servant in the Proctor household and a member of Abigail’s group of
girls.
Betty Parris: Reverend Parris’s ten-year-old daughter.
Ezekiel Cheever: A man from Salem who acts as clerk of the court during the witch trials. He is
upright and determined to do his duty for justice.
Judge Hathorne: A judge who presides, along with Danforth, over the witch trials.
Mercy Lewis: One of the girls in Abigail’s group.
Susanna Walcott: Assistant to the town doctor.
Sarah Good: One of the girls in Abigail’s group.
Hopkins: Jailer.
John Willard: A constable of Salem.