... well. Although Mrs. Putnam is sure that witchcraft is abroad, since Parris" own flesh is involved, he denies any thoughts of it. This is when Mary Warren, the Proctor's present servant, enters, announcing that talk of witches is all over town. When the girls are left alone, they talk of revealing their ... is arrested, John demands to know what evidence the men have against his wife. They explain the rag doll given to Mrs. Proctor by Mary Warren is evidence enough. The needle stuck in the doll could be a witch's way of inflicting pain on her victim. hale promises to plead for her ... Am...

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... and screams to Proctor, "You"re the Devil's man!" (Miller, Crucible 876) Her outburst at John is clearly caused by a sinister threat that Abigail utters in Act One. She intimidates Mary Warren and the other girls when she threatens, "Let either of you breathe a word about the other things, and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you." (Miller, Crucible 837) From ... the analysis of The Crucible, it is apparent that John's accusation is brought about because of Mary Warren's fear that Abigail Williams may somehow strike out at her with vengeance. Along with John and Elizabe...

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... represented. In this case the good has prevailed. Another example of the battle between good and bad is through the story of Mary Warren and "The Girls" (Abigail and the others). Mary Warren was one of the girls caught dancing in the forest. However, she is different from them, because she turned her back ... on the other girls and confessed that what they were doing was a fraud. Mary Warren, the nanny of the Proctor's children, was convinced by John ... to testify in defense of Elizabeth. Since she cares for her, Mary does so and testifies in court that Abigail and the others are a fra...

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... upset. I would then turn to say my next line and let him know with a look distrust that she still thinks he is covering something up. I think she tells him about Mary Warren going to Salem knowing that he"ll be angry. I would say, "I couldn't stop her", emphasising on the "I" being quite angry that he blames her for ... my strength away", quietly looking at the floor with a look of sorrow on her face. Elizabeth is now scared because she knows John will get angry when she tells him Mary Warren is an official of the court - she is right. When she tells him about the proper court the have ...

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... courage. Later, John realizes the only way to save Elizabeth and her name is to admit to his adultery with Abigail, thereby sacrificing his own. John makes an attempt, through Mary Warren's testimony, to name Abigail as a fraud without revealing the crucial information, his affair with Abigail. When this attempt fails, he finally bursts out with a confession: "She thinks to dance with ... what this case entails, still he displays courage and shows no fear. Next, when the trials become unorthodox, Hale withdraws from the court. Abigail and the girls begin screaming that Mary is sending h...

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... and heartache. After the affair Elizabeth was accused of being a witch by Abigail. Abigail said that Elizabeth tries to kill her with a poppet. The poppet was given to Elizabeth by Mary Warren as a sign of peace between the two. In reality the poppet was a way of accusing Elizabeth. The poppet had a needle in side of it which stuck Abigail. In the olden ... ...

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