Complete the following chart on direct and indirect characterization. Rev. Samuel Parris is done for you, as an example. This should be completed after you have read the entire play, since examples of indirect characterization may be revealed in later acts. Include Act & scene of quotes. It does require the reader to re-visit the text, to look for details and examples; it is time consuming. However, if this is done well, this should help you in distinguishing characters and in learning the process of character analysis. Not all the selections we read this semester will provide as clear direct characterization as this play does. Future reading selections base characters more on indirect characterization, which is, after all, what we use.
CHARACTER | DIRECT Characterization – DIRECT QUOTE – for this play, direct characterization is found preceding the introduction of each character | INDIRECT Characterization – actions that support direct characterization given by Miller | Accurate inference from both types of characterization |
Rev. Samuel Parris | “middle 40s….cut a villainous path….very little good to be said for him….believed he was being persecuted…” (I, i) | Worried about his maintaining his position in the town; Proctor says he wanted silver candlesticks, pewter not good enough; Danforth calls him “brainless” when Abigail steals his money & runs away | Appears more greedy & selfish than a worried father or dutiful minister; good on the outside, but not inside—a hypocrite |
Abigail Williams | |||
Tituba | |||
Mary Warren | |||
John Proctor | |||
Giles Corey | |||
Thomas Putnam | |||
Rebecca Nurse | |||
Ann Putnam | |||
Elizabeth Proctor | |||
Rev. John Hale | |||
Deputy Gov. Danforth |
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