1. The Crucible
Act I

2. Mr. and Mrs. Putnam Motivation for believing:
They have lost 7 babies within days of being born
They need someone to blame, so there must be a murderer (witch) in town

3. The girls Mercy Lewis Mary Warren Rebecca Nurse The Putnam’s servant
Merciless
Mary Warren
Naïve and lonely
Rebecca Nurse
Respected older woman

4. John Proctor A respected member of the community
Struggles with the fact that he had a relationship with Abigail
Does not approve of Rev. Parris

5. Abigail Leader of the girls
Threatens to hurt them if they speak of her conjuring to kill Goody Proctor
Abigail is in love with John Proctor
Motivation – She wants to be with John, therefore needs to get rid of his wife