Character+Analysis

Character Analysis:

__John Proctor-__ John Proctor was a peasant farmer who had to make difficult choices throughout the play. After John commited lechery with Abigail Williams, he knew he made a mistake and knew he had to do something about it. He loves his wife Elizabeth with all his heart, and proves to her that he is more worthy than that. So he admits to lechery in the good of his heart to earn back his love from Elizabeth and show her how much he loves her. Along with him loving his wife, he is blunt spoken and tries to save the people of Salem being accused of witchery. Proctor is then accused of witchery and can either admit to it or be hung with the other accused. When he becomes more concerned with his person integrety rather than his reputation, he does not confess to witchery. John pleaded he will not sign or admit to false accusations and dies with the other accused end the Salem Witch Trials.

__Elizabeth Proctor-__ Elizabeth Proctor is the wife of John Proctor. Elizabeth is a quiet, loving women who (along with her husband ) is accused of witchery. Elizabeth is also accused for stabbing Abigail Williams with a needle foudn in a poppet that Mary Warren gave her. This was to get Elizabeth in court by Abigail.(who hates Elizabeth.)Just as much as John loved Elizabeth is how much Elizabeth loved John. She lied to the court (which John explained she would never lie) saying her husband did not commit lechery, when her husband has already confessed of it. When John has to make the decision whether to confess of be hung, she explains to him, he should do what is right and live with no regrets. This in return, helps John decide what he wants to do.

__Abigail Williams-__ Lets just put it this way. Abigail is the enemy in the play and is hated by most people of Salem. She is the one who actually starts the blame game which start the Salem Witch Trials. In the beginning of the play Abigail and several other girls are caught dancing in the woods. Abigail tells all the other girls who were with her, anyone who says anything about what they were doing she will kill. While in the woods she drinks blood, which casps a spell of Elizabeth Proctor.She dos this becasue she is jealous of Elizabeth and hates her. Abigail is also the one who had an affair on Proctor. This was the main reason as to why she was left from her job working for the Proctors. Later, when she finds out that John wants nothing to do with her, she literatly goes on a crazy rampage and starts blamming innocent people of witchcraft and being seen with the devil. Some of them being Elizabeth, John, Rebecca Nurse, Marth Corey, and Sarah Good. She blames these innocent people of being seen with the devil and they are then tested in court. While in court Mary Warren being scared out of her wits finally tells the truth of what has been happening and that it is all pretense. Abigail then wants revenge. So she pretenses that the devil is being put upon her by Mary Warren while in court and Mary Warren cries out she has done nothing and that she loves god. Abigail also pretenses other devil sightings like the coldness in the air, and the bird they sought while in court. While all of this is going on the girls also pretense along with Abigail. Once the trials become more intense and more detailed, Abigail bails to Barbadoes leaving everyone puzzled.

__Reverend Parris-__ Reverend Parris is a paranoid man in Salem. He is worried about one thing and one thing only and thats keeping his reputation up to par in Salem. Him being the minister of Salem's church has to keep his high standards and the witchcraft trials are only making matters worse for him. Due to his only priority of keeping his position in Salem not many peopl have a liking for him. While he is to busy worrying about his position in Salem, his niece Abigail steals money off of him and ventures off into Barbadoes leaving Parris completed oblivious of what happened.

__Judge Danforth-__ He is the deputy Govenor of Massachusettes and he is the presiding judge of the witchcraft trials. .. He is convinced he is solving the trials and wishe for everyone to return home in peace.

__Mrs. Putnam-__ is the wife of Tom Putnum that lost 7 of her 8 chidren and only one child survived, Ruth Putnam. When she hears that witchery is being practiced she blames that all over her children except one, were killed by supernatural means.

__Giles Corey-__ is an old fiesty farmer of Salem known for always filing lawsuites on people. He is basically the loud mouth of the play and thinks his wife is practice witchcraft when he finds her reading books on prayer.

__Rebecca Nurse-__ Older women who is accused of witchcraft and refuses to confess. Nurses Betty while she is sick.

__Reverend Hale-__ is a man that does not jump to conclusion and is loyal to his vows. When the Proctors are accused and are trialed, he knows they would do no such thing of withcraft and has to take them to trial even though he knows they didnt do anything because it is his job. Later, he defends Proctor when he is going to the gallows to be hung so he will not live without regret and John explains to him it is for the good of Salem so that the trials will come to an end.