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Crucible characters
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15
English
11th Grade
10/18/2007

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Term
John Proctor
Definition

Farmer

Suffer fools gladly [stupid people annoy him]

suffers inwardly from guilt

adulterous affair

counts himself a hypocrite

asserting his conscience 

Term
Elizabeth Proctor
Definition

clear conscience

does not readily express her warmth

decisive

stoic

 

unfalingly loyal to her husband 

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Abigal Williams
Definition

beautiful and willful 17-year-old orphan

affected by her illicit relationship with John Proctor

seeks to revenge

facile liar

bullies the younger and weaker girls 

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Reverend John Hale
Definition

authority on demonology

scholarly

undergoes the greatest transformation

breaks with the court

only figure of authority to experience remorse 

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Deputy Governor Danforth
Definition

presiding judge

highest figure of authority

determined to uphold the legitimacy of the court at the expense of truth and justice

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Mary Warren
Definition

servent to the Proctors

easily manipulated

embraces her mission to root out witches

lacks the fortitude 

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Reverend Samuel Parris
Definition

Opportunist

fawns on superiors 

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Giles Corey
Definition

fiercely independent landowner

warm-hearted

33 separate suits

a man of awesome courage and will 

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Thomas Putnam
Definition

prominent landowner

harbors deep grudges

arrogan

exploits the witch hunt hysteria to steal land 

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Ann Putnam
Definition

seven of her eight children die

consumed by the need to find a scapegoat 

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Francis Nurse
Definition

prosperous landowner

opposes Parris 

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Rebecca Nurse
Definition

revered for her charitable works

displays a gentleness and dignity 

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Ezekiel Cheever
Definition
superstitious and credulous
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Marshal Herrick
Definition
yields his conscience to authority
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Tituba
Definition

black slave from Barbados

Confesses under Hale's badgering

Loses her grip on reality 

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