Elizabeth Proctor
Francis Nurse
John Proctor
Judge Danforth
Martha Corey
Herrick
Thomas Putnam
Judge Hathorne
Susanna Walcott
Reverend Hale
Mary Warren
Abigail Williams
Cheever
Giles Corey
Mercy Lewis
Reverend Parris
Giles Corey's third wife. Her reading habits lead to her arrest and conviction of witchcraft.
A nervous, shy, and hasty girl. One of the girls in Abigail's group.
A wealthy, influential man in Salem. He is well respected by most people in Salem, but is an enemy of Thomas Putnam and his wife.
The Putnam's servant. A fat, sly merciless eighteen year-old girl whom Parris found naked when he spied the girls dancing in the woods.
The deputy governor of Massachusetts and the presiding judge at the witch trials. He is convinced that he is doing right in rooting out witchcraft.
A judge who presides, along with Danforth, over the witch trials. Also Nathaniel Hawthorne's ancestor.
The marshal of Salem.
The servant in the Proctor household and a member of Abigail's group of girls. She is a timid girl, easily influenced by those around her.
A young minister and expert on witchcraft called into Salem. He goes out in search of the truth.
An elderly but feisty farmer in Salem, famous for his tendency to file lawsuits. His wife, Martha, is accused of witchcraft.
John Proctor's wife, who fired Abigail. She is respectably honest, supremely virtuous, but often cold.
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.
Reverend Parris's niece. Once the servant for the Proctor household, but was fired after having an affair with Goody Proctor's husband, John Proctor.
A wealthy, influential citizen of Salem. He uses the witch trials to increase his wealth by accusing people of witchcraft and buying up their land.
A local farmer who lives just outside town; Elizabeth's husband. He had an affair with Abigail Williams. He worries that this secret will be revealed.
The minister of Salem's church. He is a paranoid and power-hungry figure. The townsfolk, especially John Proctor, dislike him.
