‭Ezekiel Chiever + Marshall Herrick‬
‭-‬ ‭Role of the character:‬
‭-‬ ‭Subtle Antagonist (Chiever)‬
‭-‬ ‭Antagonist with Protagonist traits (Herrick)‬
‭-‬ ‭Appointed by the court to arrest those accused → clerk‬
‭-‬ ‭Minor characters‬
‭-‬ ‭Motivation:‬
‭-‬ ‭Driven by duty and loyalty towards the court → believe‬
‭in the justice of the system + follows the law strictly‬
‭-‬ ‭(External) Influenced by the hysteria + fear of‬
‭witchcraft‬
‭-‬ ‭Actions:‬
‭-‬ ‭Impact → John Proctor + Elizabeth (by arresting‬
‭Elizabeth, John Proctor have to contempt the court and‬
‭get arrested also)‬
‭-‬ ‭Inner struggle → Loyalty to the court but started doubt‬
‭the rightfulness of his work‬
‭-‬ ‭Character Traits:‬
‭-‬ ‭Obedient‬
‭-‬ ‭Loyalty‬
‭-‬ ‭Upright + Determined‬
‭-‬ ‭Humble‬
‭-‬ ‭Composure‬
‭-‬ ‭Relationship‬
‭-‬ ‭Friends of John Proctor‬
‭-‬ ‭The clerk of the court‬
‭-‬ ‭Spread fear + Suspicion amongst the people‬
‭-‬ ‭Conflict with Giles Corey in Act 3 → Cheever‬
‭will burn in Hell (Giles said)‬
‭-‬ ‭Development‬
‭-‬ ‭Arrest of Elizabeth Proctor (John Proctor’s wife) –‬
‭know Elizabeth is a good woman with good character‬
‭→ Pressured to find evidence against‬
‭-‬ ‭Dialogue:‬
‭-‬ ‭“I have warrant for all of them” (Act 2)‬
‭-‬ ‭“The law, Mr Proctor! The law” (Act 3)‬
‭-‬ ‭Author intention:‬
‭-‬ ‭Herrick‬
‭-‬ ‭An example of how sometimes just doing what‬
‭you're told can have massively dire consequences‬
‭for your overall society‬
‭-‬ ‭Ezekiel:‬
‭-‬ ‭Be a challenge for John Proctor (the protagonist)‬