Mrs. Putnam's physical appearance and features are never described in any detail, but Miller's introduction of her does give us some clues. When the Putnams arrive at Reverend Parris's house, Miller writes, "Enter Mrs. Ann Putnam. She is a twisted soul of forty-five, a death-ridden woman, haunted by dreams." This description always makes me imagine a very thin, pinched, and pale woman with searching, suspicious eyes. She so desperately wants and needs an answer to explain why seven of her eight children have died that I imagine she never smiles and frequently sneers as a result of her jealousy of others who have had better luck than she has. Her vitriolic response to Rebecca Nurse, who has never lost a child or grandchild to death, tells us that Mrs. Putnam is absolutely someone who begrudges others their good fortune when she has had it so rough. Her face must surely reflect this negativity.