Tituba

Tituba was Rev. Proctor's slave from Barbados. She does voodoo, because Abigail asked her to.

Mary Warren was the servant of the proctor. She was friends with Abigail. She was easily influenced by her friends. She was going to testify in court about her friend Abigail, but she got scared at the end that she was going to lose her friends so she decided against it.

Thomas Putnam

Thomas Putnam is a greedy man who urges Reverend Parris to be strong and face up to the witchcraft in their midst. He uses his daughter to accuse people whose property he covets. Miller, and most historians, believed that many of the accusations of witchcraft were based in these sorts greedy, selfish desires. Perhaps, Miller intended audiences to see parallels between Putnam and individuals in Miller's own time who were accusing people of being communist for equally selfish and petty reasons.

Abigail Williams

Abigail Williams - Reverend Parris’s niece. Abigail was once the servant for the Proctor household, but Elizabeth Proctor fired her after she discovered that Abigail was having an affair with her husband, John Proctor. Abigail is smart, wily, a good liar, and vindictive when crossed.

(http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/crucible/characters.html)
Abigail Williams is one of the main characters in the novel who is accusing all of the girls of being witches. Later, they find out that she is somewhat promiscuous and that she is lying about the accusations.

Helpful Links

For those of you who have not read the book yet. We are working on the first and second acts.

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/crucible/

http://www.novelguide.com/thecrucible/novelsummary.html


http://www.bookrags.com/notes/cru/


If you have any other questions or need further assistance please talk to Miss Astle.

Example: The Poppet

I selected this image of the poppet because the shocked expression of it follows for its shocking purpose. In the play, Mary supposedly makes the poppet out of boredom, but then it is used to condemn Elizabeth as a devil’s tool.
In the play The Crucible, the poppet is not a primary character, in fact it is used as more of a prop. However, in my reading of The Crucible I found the poppet to be an interesting character. The poppet is first introduced in Act II when Mary Warren returns from her day at court and presents it as a gift for Elizabeth Proctor. The idea of Mary presenting the poppet as a gift for Elizabeth is a little unnatural since Elizabeth Proctor would not have need of a poppet since she is a full-grown woman and has no daughters who may wish the poppet. Also, the fact that Mary took such care to make a present for her boss whom she seems to be rebelling against does not appear to be the most logical thing.

Shortly after the poppet arrives in the Proctor household, the courts have sent around a summons for Elizabeth Proctor. Here the poppet is accused of being an aid in Elizabeth Proctor’s evil attempt to hurt and injure Abigail Williams. The poppet is supposedly a representation of Abigail and when Cheever finds a pin stuck in the belly of the poppet, it proves to the court that this poppet was used for evil at the hand of Elizabeth Proctor.

Mary Warren lamely attempts to convince the courts that the poppet was not used for evil, but rather it as only recently presented as a gift and that the needle is not symbolic of anything or any attempt on Abigail. The poppet is the first proof we have that Abigail may be trying to accuse certain people of witchcraft for her own gain.

The Crucible Project

We have been learning about different characters in Act 1 & 2 and have seen how they interact with each other and within the puritan community. As a group you will focus on 1 character (which will be provided for you by the teacher). Your job is to gather all the information you can about the character and write a mini-report about their role in the play.

Requirements: 2-3 paragraphs on your character, focusing on “What has my character done in Acts 1 and 2. Has my character had any effect on another character? What do I think will happen to my character in the coming acts?”. Select 1 image to accompany your mini-report. This image should be school appropriate and should represent your character and their actions. In a short caption explain why this image represents your character. Mini-report and image MUST BE posted to the class wiki BY THE END of the period for FULL-CREDIT.