The document summarizes the main characters in Act I of The Crucible. Reverend Parris suspects witchcraft in Salem and pressures Judge Danforth to punish those accused. Abigail Williams falsely accuses others to cover up her affair with John Proctor. Thomas Putnam accuses neighbors to steal their land, while his wife blames Rebecca Nurse for their children's deaths. Mary Warren is afraid of Abigail but wants to please the Proctors. Reverend Hale investigates but later doubts the trials' validity.