The Crucible Characters

Tituba: Whoopi Goldberg

I chose Whoopi Goldberg for the role of Tituba because she is a good actress, who can play the victim of abuse or slavery. She played a part in The Color Purple and I think it relates a little to The Crucible, by her looks(as shown in the picture) and by her acting. She looks the part and can play the part. She has been an actress for years and could easily pass the part of Tituba.




John Proctor: Joe Manganiello

Joe Manganiello would be perfect for the role of John Proctor. As you can see in the picture to the left, he looks like he could be a farmer type. Also, he is attractive and could easily lure Abigail to have an affair with him. He looks serious, like John, and has that scruffy look to him. Joe might not be a hot shot holly wood movie star, but I have seen him act in the series True Blood. He could play the role of John Proctor good.




Abigail "Abby" Williams: Scarlett Johansson

I picked Scarlett Johansson as the character Abigail. She fits the part because she is pretty, looks innocent, and is a good actress. She can play the part of a girl who everyone may think is the victim but ends up being deceiving. She is pretty enough for John Proctor to take interest in her. Looks older when she is young too.




Reverend Samuel Parris: Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas would be a great Reverend Parris because he is a good actor and has been one for years. He looks like a respected man and could play a man who is desperate for his reputation not to go down in flames by his daughter and nieces bad choices. Seems like he could act as a Reverend because he is older and liked by many.





Goody Rebecca Nurse: Gena Rowlands

Gena would be good for the role of Rebecca Nurse because she can play the sweet old lady on movies. Like in the movie the Notebook, she was a cute, sweet old lady and looks like the part of Goody Nurse. She seems like she could be an older woman who knows a lot about raising children and knows how they act, and could think the way the girls act in the play is just a phase.


Mary Warren: Rachel Blanchard

I chose Rachel Blanchard for the part of Mary Warren because in the play, she seems a little quiet and innocent. She is Abby's replacement for the Proctors. I could picture Rachel Blanchard in the time of the Salem witch trials and a part of the "dancing" acts that the girls in the play did. She is young and pretty. She looks respectable and could easily be picked by the Proctors for Abigail's replacement.




Goody Elizabeth Proctor: Kim Basinger

For the role of Goody Proctor, I could see Kim Basinger play her. She has had many roles where she is the perfect housewife and has had many years of experience. She is a pretty older woman and I could see a farmer seeing her as a good wife. I could also see her being the victim of her husband cheating on her and she having to stay with him for the good of her name.

Thomas Putnam: Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin would be a good actor for the character Thomas Putnam. I could picture him being a greedy landowner who is very serious about getting new land. Baldwin can play a very serious and mean man, like Putnam. He seems very uptight in the play and I can see Baldwin playing him. Plus, he is a very experience actor, who can portray the part of any type of guy.




Goody Ann Putnam: Susan Sarandon

I chose Susan Sarandon as the part of Goody Ann Putnam because she is an awesome actress. She has played so many roles, that she would be able to play this one. She knows how to look the part of a character and could play the part of a troubled woman who has had many of her children die. Also, she can play a mean lady or a lady grieving over her only daughter being "sick". 




Reverend John Hale: Christian Bale

Christian Bale would be good for the role of John Hale because he is younger but serious, he can play any part, and he is a good actor. He even looks the part (as you can see in the picture to the left). He looks like he could play a part in the olden days. He is very good looking, so many people would grow to like him. He could play the part of a Reverend and Christian Bale could play a serious, kind of crazy guy who specializes in witch-craft.