Class Work

Reverend Samuel Parris: middle forties, widower, no interest in children, very little good to be said for him.
"He believed he was being persecute wherever he went, despite his best efforts to win people and God to his side" (Miller 3).


Betty Parris: ten years old, daughter of Reverend Parris.

John Proctor: " rebel against, for the time of the armed camp had almost passed" (5).


Martha Corey: accused of going into a man's bedroom at night and nearly suffocating him as his wife laid beside him, a spirit.
"Of course it was her spirit only, but his satisfaction at confessing himself was no lighter than if it had been Martha herself" (7).





The people of Salem were isolated from society: "No one can really know what their lives were like"(4). They were unable to communicate with people outside of their community. The people of Salem were also prohibited to read and they were prohibited to have fun. They did not celebrate holidays such as Christmas, since they were not allowed. When they were not at work, they had to be praying. The people of Salem were stripped of their rights and enjoyment

During the time period when the new farmhouse was built, two-man patrols were on duty to make sure that all the work was being done. With this, it was impossible for one to mind one's own business. This is what created many of the suspicions and rumors which were heard during the madness.