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8 Cards in this Set
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Reverend Parris
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mid 40s, widower, no interest in kids, very strict, merchant in barbados before he became a minister, daughter is betty, betty is first to get afflected, selfish, and cares about lands, deeds, and mortgages
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Tituba
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Reverend Parris' slave, in her 40s, brought the girls to the forest and danced with them, accused of being a witch, and confessed about the dancing and accused Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne
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Abigail Williams
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Reverend Parris' niece, 17 years old, beautiful, danced in the forest, lives with her uncle, fired from the Proctors, has been unemployed for 7 months, drank chicken blood to put a curse on Elizabeth Proctor, and had an affair with John Proctor
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Thomas Putnam
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50 years old, owns land, has money, daughter Ruth is second to becom sick, lost seven out of eight kids died at birth, they only have Ruth, and he is angry at Reverend Parris because is brother-in-law was suppose to become the minister but Parris became the minister instead
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John Proctor
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Considered a rebel to the other puritains, mid 30s, has an affair with Abigail, married to Elizabeth, is a farmer, and is against witchcraft
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Rebecca Nurse
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72 years old, married to Francis, against witchcraft, has a lot of money and land, at a "land war" with the Putnams, and her family helped create the neighboring town of Topsfield
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Giles Corey
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83 years old, married to Martha, accuses wife of witchcraft because she reads a lot of books, is the treasurer of the village, has been to court 6 times in 1 year,and is at a "land war" with the Putnams
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Reverend John Hale
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40 years old, a doctor on house calls,feels good about going to Salem, has found a witch before, tries to heal the "afflicted" children, and is from Beverly
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