Character Relationship Map: The Witch

Characters

• Thomasin (played by Anya Taylor-Joy) — protagonist

  The teenage daughter and central protagonist. Blamed for family tragedies, she endures harsh treatment, kills her mother in self-defense, and ultimately embraces witchcraft by signing a pact with Blac...

• William (played by Ralph Ineson) — protagonist

  The stern family patriarch. He secretly sold his wife's silver cup, struggles with faith and survival, locks his children in the goat house, and is ultimately gored to death by Black Phillip.

• Katherine (played by Kate Dickie) — supporting

  The devoted but unstable mother. She mourns her lost son, blames Thomasin for their misfortunes, suffers a raven hallucination, and attempts to strangle Thomasin before being killed.

• Caleb (played by Harvey Scrimshaw) — supporting

  The preteen son who ventures into the woods. He encounters a witch disguised as a young woman, returns delirious and naked, suffers convulsions, and dies peacefully after professing his faith.

• Mercy (played by Ellie Grainger) — supporting

  One of the young fraternal twins. She plays with the talking goat Black Phillip, accuses Thomasin of witchcraft, and is attacked offscreen by the witch alongside her brother.

• Samuel (played by Athan Conrad Dube) — minor
• Jonas (played by Lucas Dawson) — supporting

  The fraternal twin brother of Mercy. He engages with the demonic goat, joins his sister in accusing Thomasin, and is attacked offscreen by the witch.

• Black Phillip (played by Daniel Malik) — supporting

  The family's demonic billy goat that speaks to the children. It gorges William to death, communicates with Thomasin in a human voice, guides her to sign a witch pact, and accompanies her to the coven.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Thomasin → Black Phillip (Power Pact Offerer) — Black Phillip exercises supernatural influence over Thomasin and leads her toward a pact.

  Black Phillip speaks to Thomasin in a human voice, offers her the life she desires, and guides her hand to sign a book.

• Thomasin → Samuel (Family Caretaker) — Thomasin's responsibility for Samuel's care makes his disappearance a lasting source of blame against her.

  Samuel abruptly disappears while under Thomasin's care.

• Mercy → Jonas (Family Twin Siblings) — The twins act as a closely connected pair throughout the family crisis.

  Mercy and Jonas are described as young fraternal twins who play together and make accusations together.

• William → Katherine (Family Husband) — Their marriage is strained by grief, poverty, and conflicting responses to the family's tragedies.

  William and Katherine live together as the married parents of the family, and they argue about their worsening situation.

• Thomasin → Jonas (Family Sister) — Thomasin's relationship with Jonas becomes openly antagonistic.

  Jonas joins Mercy in accusing Thomasin of witchcraft, and Thomasin challenges the twins over Black Phillip.

• Thomasin → Mercy (Family Sister) — The sisters are locked in mutual suspicion and accusation.

  Mercy accuses Thomasin of witchcraft, while Thomasin confronts the twins about their alleged conversations with Black Phillip.

• Thomasin → Caleb (Family Sister) — Thomasin and Caleb are siblings whose shared forest expedition accelerates the family's collapse.

  Thomasin is placed in charge of Samuel and later enters the forest with Caleb to check a trap.

• Katherine → Samuel (Family Mother) — Samuel's loss becomes the central source of Katherine's grief and instability.

  Katherine mourns Samuel after his disappearance and later hallucinates nursing him.

• Katherine → Jonas (Family Mother) — Katherine is Jonas's mother within the isolated family.

  Jonas is one of Katherine's children and is present during the family's final crisis.

• Katherine → Mercy (Family Mother) — Katherine is Mercy's mother within the endangered household.

  Mercy is one of Katherine's children and is present when the family is confined in the goat house.

• Katherine → Caleb (Family Mother) — Katherine responds to Caleb's illness with maternal fear and religious desperation.

  Katherine prays for Caleb when he returns ill and interprets his condition as possible witchcraft.

• Katherine → Thomasin (Family Mother) — Their mother-daughter bond deteriorates into accusation and lethal conflict.

  Katherine blames Thomasin for Samuel's disappearance and later attempts to strangle her.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• William → Black Phillip (Conflict Victim) — William becomes a direct victim of Black Phillip's violence.

  After William finds the destroyed goat stable, Black Phillip gores and kills him.

• Jonas → Black Phillip (Social Playmates) — Jonas participates in the twins' disturbing relationship with the goat.

  The twins play with Black Phillip and claim that the goat speaks to them.

• Mercy → Black Phillip (Social Playmates) — Mercy's playful interaction with Black Phillip masks a dangerous supernatural influence.

  The twins play with Black Phillip and say that the billy goat talks to them.

Story Analysis

A persecuted daughter loses her family to supernatural terror and ultimately embraces the power offered by the forest.

Plot Progression

1. Exile Beside the Woods — William's family is expelled from the settlement and establishes a farm beside a secluded forest. Their fragile religious household is immediately destabilized when Samuel disappears.
2. Grief and Hidden Debts — Katherine mourns Samuel while William hides the sale of her silver cup. Suspicion falls on Thomasin as the family confronts hunger, blame, and the possibility of separation.
3. The Forest Takes Caleb — Thomasin and Caleb enter the forest, where a failed search and a disturbing hovel separate Caleb from the family. Caleb returns delirious and dies after a violent illness.
4. The Household Turns Inward — The twins accuse Thomasin of witchcraft, and Thomasin challenges their connection with Black Phillip. William responds by locking the children in the goat house.
5. Blood at the Farm — The twins disappear during a supernatural attack, while Katherine suffers a raven vision. Black Phillip kills William, and Thomasin kills Katherine in self-defense.
6. The Pact and Ascension — Alone, Thomasin accepts Black Phillip's offer and signs her name in a book. She enters the forest and joins the levitating witches above the trees.