The Crucible Character Analysis – Flashcards
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Abigail Williams
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17 year old niece of Rev.Parris Had an affair with John
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Abi: Motivation
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To protect herself Her desire to have John Proctor all to herself Witnessing her parent's death
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Abi: Personality Traits
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Good at deceiving others Violent Untrustworthy Leader Vengeful
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Betty Parris
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10 year old daughter of Rev. Parris
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Betty: Motivation
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Scared to get in trouble
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Betty: Personality Traits
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Scared
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Reverend Parris
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Salem's minister; disliked by many people in the town
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Parris: Motivation
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The fact that he has many enemies who want him gone from Salem Doesn't want people to find out the truth about what happened in the woods Wants to persecute his enemies
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Parris: Personality Traits
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Defensive Self-absorbed Nervous Paranoid
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Ann Putnam
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Mother of Ruth and seven babies who died at birth
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Mrs. Putnam: Motivation
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Depression from losing seven children Desire for revenge for the death of her children
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Mrs. Putnam: Personality Traits
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Paranoid Crazy Depressed
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Mary Warren
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The Proctor's current servant
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Warren: Motivation
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Her fear of Mr. Proctor Her fear of Abigail and the other girls
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Warren: Personality Traits
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Submissive and inferior Unreliable Naive Lonely
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Thomas Putnam
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Father of Ruth Richest man in the village who can afford to buy any land forfeited by a "witch"
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Mr. Putnam: Motivation
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Accused others as a way to gain their land Wants to persecute his enemies
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Mr. Putnam: Personality Traits
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Well-to-do, hard-handed landowner Used to getting his way Vindictive
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Tituba
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Rev. Parris's slave from Barbados
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Tituba: Motivation
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She knows she can never win because of who she is She's smart enough to know how to save herself
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Titbua: Personality Traits
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Intimidated by authority Smart
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John Proctor
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Husband to Elizabeth; had an affair with Abigail
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Mr. Proctor: Motivation
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Doesn't want his secret to come out His dignity His desire to do what is right
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Mr. Proctor: Personality Traits
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Cautious Reasonable Dignified
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Elizabeth Proctor
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Wife of John Proctor
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Mrs. Proctor Motivation
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Her faith in God To preserve her dignity To protect her husband
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Mrs. Proctor: Personality Traits
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Practical Tenderhearted Reasonable Honest
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Giles Corey
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83 year old man who provides comic relief in the play
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Corey: Motivation
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To feel/look/sound important To protect the innocent
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Corey: Personality Traits
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Sharp Clever Inquisitive Physically strong
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Reverend Hale
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An expert on witchcraft Comes to Salem to investigate possible witchcraft
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Hale: Motivation
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His experience and knowledge His faith in the court His conscience telling him what the real truth is
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Hale: Personality Traits
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Quick to come to conclusions Doesn't consider all the facts Practical Good-intention
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Danforth
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The deputy governor of the province Leads the witchcraft trials
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Danforth: Motivation
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Maintain the court's authority
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Danforth: Personality Traits
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Authoritative Powerful Intimidating
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Rebecca Nurse
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72 year old woman from Salem
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Nurse: Motivation
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Her faith and her wisdom
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Nurse: Personality Traits
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Highly respected Wise Gentle Fair Logical
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Mercy Lewis
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17 year old girl The Puntnams' servant
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Lewis: Motivation
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To protect herself and Abigail
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Lewis: Personality Traits
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Sly Merciless
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Marshal Herrik
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An authority of the court
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Herrik: Motivation
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His duty to the court His guilty conscience
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Herrik: Personality Traits
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Dutiful Guilty Conscience
