Thomas Mendip
Thomas Mendip has recently been discharged from his duties as a soldier. His primary function as protagonist of the story is to be placed in juxtaposition to a woman named Jennet Jourdemayne. The comedy derives mostly from the fact that Thomas will not basically not top confessing to being murderer and receiving the proper punishment of being hanged for malevolent deeds.
Jennet Jourdemayne
The juxtaposition between Thomas and Jennet is the stuff of comedy because Jennet is accused of being a witch and is facing the punishment of being hanged. The crux at the point of this matter is that man that Thomas has confessed to murdering is the very same man that Jennet is accused of having merely turned into a dog using her witchy powers. So, you can see the dilemma.
Old Skipps
Old Skipps is the man at the center of this dilemma. He is a known to be a drunk and is accused of being either a dead man or a living dog. By the end he turns up very much alive. But is he a man or dog?
Mayor Hebbie Tyson
The Mayor of the town is at the center of the dilemma because he refuses to hang Thomas without reason as well as refuses to believe he has murdered anyone. At the same time, even though everyone else in town dismisses the charges against Jennet being a witch as the absurdity they seem to be, the Mayor for some reason is convinced she actually practices the dark arts.
Alizon, Humphrey and Richard
You know how your favorite sitcom always seems to have two stories running concurrently? One is the main plot involving the stars while the "B" plot involves the supporting characters. The "B" plot here centers around Alizon, a beautiful young piece of innocence engaged to the Mayor's nephew, Humphrey, who suddenly has her heard turned by the mayor's young clerk, Richard.
