Overview
Character Name
Mercy Lewis
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Late Teen, Young Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
Salem, Massachusetts, 1692
Analysis
18 years old. Described by Miller as a “fat, sly, merciless girl,” Mercy is Abigail Williams’ most loyal follower and a servant in the home of the Putnam family. She joins Abigail in bullying the other girls, and is quick to fake her own afflictions in order to gain
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