Day of Wrath

A young wife to the aging pastor Absalon, she is caught between duty and desire. Her growing discontent and curiosity about power push her toward a forbidden affair with Martin, revealing a longing for autonomy. Her choices place her at the center of the village's moral storm.

An aging, authoritative pastor who oversees the trials and maintains strict control at home. His marriage to a younger wife adds tension as he navigates duty, ambition, and guilt. He grapples with the consequences of saving Anne's mother while letting Marte face punishment, exposing moral complexity.

Returned from abroad, he enters the household and is immediately drawn to Anne. His attraction destabilizes loyalties and he must choose between family duty and personal desire. His uncertainties propel the love affair toward its tragic conclusion.

An elderly woman accused of witchcraft, whose interrogation exposes the community's reliance on superstition. She foretells deaths and pleads to be spared, revealing the power that shapes Anne's fate. Her execution by burning epitomizes the village's belief in witchcraft as social control.

A dying parishioner who Marte had cursed, his impending death casts a shadow over Absalon's household. His fate foreshadows the tragedy to come and heightens the sense of doom surrounding the trials.

A strict, disapproving matriarch who denounces Anne as a witch and embodies the patriarchal control over women's lives. She represents the community's suspicion and merciless judgment, especially toward young wives.

A parish official who participates in the trials, embodying the village's religious zeal and readiness to act on accusations. He helps enforce the moral code that condemns the supposed witches.

A figure of religious authority behind the trials, representing the church's ultimate power in determining who is guilty. His presence underscores the governance of morality by higher powers.