Character Chart The Crucible Include page numbers for reference to support your claims. Character Brief In Conflict with: Main Motivation to Spread Hysteria: Characterization: Relation: Mid 40s Proctor: page 65 Respected more Parris Widower by town if “golden Self righteous candlesticks” hysteria is spread Page 14 pray Playing politics “I – you, leap not to pleasing the witchcraft.” masses 18 years old Proctors: John Keeps switching Mary Warren for Proctors doesn’t like that sides to protect replaced Abby she goes to town herself – Friends with every day; later Page 80 “I Abby they want her to cannot charge a Involved with testify in court murder on scandal in the Abigail: page Abigail” – woods 116 when all the doesn’t want Chosen as an girls repeat what Abigail to turn official of the Mary is saying in all the girls proceedings court against her Later she accuses John Proctor of being with the Devil, page 119 wake me “he every night, his eyes were like coals and his fingers claw my neck and I sign, I sign…” Parris’s niece Everyone She wanted to – Abigail Fired from throughout the get rid of servant job at the book she accuses Elizabeth so she Proctors anyone and could have John In love with John everyone she can to herself Proctor and had of witchcraft Once she started an affair with Page 108: lying and him you to be spreading “Think Page 20: will so mighty that hysteria, she “I come to you in the power of hell couldn’t stop the black of may not turn night…” your wits?”
The Crucible Character Chart Include page numbers for reference to support your claims. Character Relation: Brief Characterization: In Conflict with: Main Motivation to Spread Hysteria: Parris Mid 40s Widower Self righteous Proctor: page 65 “golden candlesticks” Page 14 “I pray you, leap not to witchcraft.” Respected more by town if hysteria is spread Playing politics – pleasing the masses Mary Warren 18 years old for Proctors – replaced Abby Friends with Abby Involved with scandal in the woods Chosen as an official of the proceedings Proctors: John doesn’t like that she goes to town every day; later they want her to testify in court Abigail: page 116 when all the girls repeat what Mary is saying in court Later she accuses John Proctor of being with the Devil, page 119 “he wake me every night, his eyes were like coals and his fingers claw my neck and I sign, I sign…” Keeps switching sides to protect herself Page 80 “I cannot charge a murder on Abigail” – doesn’t want Abigail to turn all the girls against her Abigail Parris’s niece Fired from servant job at the Proctors In love with John Proctor and had an affair with him Page 20: “I will come to you in the black of night…” Everyone – throughout the book she accuses anyone and everyone she can of witchcraft Page 108: “Think you to be so mighty that the power of hell may not turn your wits?” She wanted to get rid of Elizabeth so she could have John to herself Once she started lying and spreading hysteria, she couldn’t stop