... fragile will combined with her desire to be someone in the Salem community forces her into a situation in which she does harm to other people. Mary Warren is clearly a follower and easily succumbs to Abigail's demands and threats. Mary's passive nature becomes clear from the beginning of the play, her "subservient" behavior automatically shown when she tries desperately to convince Abigail ... the girls, she simply states that she "has no sense of it now." In this Act, there are a number of accounts of "sobs" by Mary Warren .These stage directions emphasize Mary Warren's docile actions....

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... of the historical Salem Witch Trials where many innocent people were being accused of crimes or sins they did not even commit. There was one character named Mary Warren who is actually a minor character turns out to be one of the most important, dynamic characters. She goes from being a lonely, shy, frightened ... teenager to being a very brave witness in court. Mary Warren, the scared, weak little girl she is is lonely at the beginning of the play and has been spending time with Abigail Williams. When there is ... the town about witchcraft after the girls are found dancing in the fore...

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... on witchcraft, rather than it being just that he did not know how to properly care for his animals. 2.Identify Abigail, Betty, Tituba, and Mary Warren (relationships and roles in act 1). Abigail Williams is an orphan and the niece of Reverend Parris. Upon Abigail being put out from the Proctors' ... the children into practicing witchcraft. As Abigail was forced to leave the Proctor's household, the Proctors needed to get a new helper. Seventeen year old Mary Warren helps in the Proctors' household, and is one of the girls involved in the conspiracy of witchcraft. Why does Mrs. Putnam, bel...

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... Arthur Miller, which takes place during the Salem witch trials, there is one character which acts like a puppet being controlled by whoever wishes to control her. Mary Warren, the Proctor's servant, cannot make decisions for herself and relies on others to decide for her. Throughout the play, she changes from the hands of one ... puppet master, to another. In the beginning of the play when the accusing starts, Mary Warren is one of the accusers. Here she is being somewhat controlled by the antagonist of the play, and the leader of the accusers, Abigail. The girls ... and is being pressur...

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... the arrest of his wife, Elizabeth, Proctor becomes aggravated and begins to take a violent approach towards the matter. As soon as he is left alone with Mary Warren, she is described as speaking in a "fearful squeak of a voice " which begins to suggest Proctor's threatening presence. This is followed by Proctor "moving ... menacingly toward her " which gives the audience an instant insight on Proctor's anger. Even though Mary Warren proclaims that Abigail will "kill [her] for sayin' that " (referring to telling the court who stuck the needle into the poppet), Proctor still "continues .....

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... play could go either way and the outcome of the scene will determine the outcome of the play. The main characters in the scene are John Proctor, Abigail Williams and Mary Warren; they all have very different characters and roles to play. John Proctor's role in the play is to save his wife and the accused people. He works for justice, he ... to gain some influence in the situation. Repetition is used to focus people's attention and increase the pace; the girls used repetition to take the attention off Mary Warren so she can't get her point across. Mary Warren screams "Stop it!!" Quickly ...

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... thing linked to the Devil and evil is happening around her. This can be found in Act three when Danforth is questioning Abigail about the accusations Mary Warren has just put forward. He has just pleaded with her if she is lying to tell them, stop this and she would be forgiven. She ... and adrenaline and transforms that negative energy into a positive force. One example of her doing this is when is cold in courtroom because of a supposed freezing wind Mary Warren has sent to Abigail "I-I know not. A wind, a cold wind, has come- and when Hathorne touches her and he replies to Danforth "Sh...

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... 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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... poppet are examples used to practice witchcraft). At the same time, Abigail wanted to protect John Proctor, but when Mary Warren testified that the girls were fallacious by faking and lying, it soon changed. Then, Abigail decides to make it seem as if Mary Warren talks to the devil by putting spirits on Abigail. In other words, Abigail was intended pious to many, but ... the truth about who she really is. Many never suspect those who are unwilling to lie until it possibly occurs. Mary Warren exuberates much frustration and confusion as Abigail puts the guilt on her for putting the devil...

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... 's dead siblings, all of whom died during their infancy. Parris along with the Putmans then exit the room and leave Abigail along with her companions Mary Warren and Mercy Lewis, servants of the Putmans and Proctors, to look over Betty. Abigail takes this opportunity to threaten the girls not to speak a ... claims she saw with the devil and Abigail and Betty quikly join in with the accusations. Within the next week, the witchcraft trials begin. Abigail, Mary Warren, Mercy Lewis, Betty Parris, and Ruth Putman are all present in the court during the trials. They are present in order to tel...

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... charge from Abigail Williams and had been instructed to search the house for poppets. The Proctors handed over the only one they have, the one Mary Warren has just given Elizabeth. Upon examination of the poppet, Cheever discovered a needle imbedded in it and became convinced of Elizabeth's guilt. They ... she claimed that Elizabeth Proctor had been her assailant and testified that Elizabeth's familiar spirit pushed a needle into her at dinner that night. Mary Warren tells them how the poppet got into the house, and claims that she stuck the needle in it, but Hale questions whether or n...

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... " man talk like this; it's said to be defiant. With John Proctor requiring Mary Warren to testify that the girls were falsifying about witchcraft, it hurt him more in the long run. Mary Warren becomes convicted of witchcraft from Abigail to protect John, but it backfires. When Mary Warren states John bewitched her. Mary Warren inculpates John to protect herself. John refuses to confess to this , therefore, becomes ... implicated with having the devils spirits on the girls. This justifies that John Proctor was accused by knowing Mary Warren because if he would not have made her testify, t...

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... yet certain characters are also fighting internal conflicts of their own. Miller uses three characters that manifest this internal battle ever so clearly. Such as Mary Warren whose whole personality turns upside down, John Proctor who contemplates between the importance of his family and his own name, and Reverend Hale who battles ... with himself, weather to carry out his job requirements or to do what he knows is right. Mary Warren is a girl who is forced with this inner turmoil throughout this play. At the outset of the play she is perceived to be a very ... she responds with "I"m jus...

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... the end of Act 3, a court scene, John Proctor is trying to prove that Abigail has been pretending the whole time. He is using Mary Warren as evidence. Unfortunately, something goes terribly wrong. Abby and the girls start pretending that Mary is bewitching them by repeating what she says and saying her spirit is above them and getting ready to attack. Basically acting like ... , turns the attention on Proctor. (dialogue page 226): Proctor. Mary, tell the Governor what they - (He has hardly got a word out, when, seeing him coming for her, she rushes out of his reach, screaming in horror.)...

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... would be lying. Lying was one of the biggest sin in the Puritan religion. The characters that went through intense test were Mary Warren, Elizabeth Proctor, and John Proctor. Mary Warren was one of the characters that went through an intense test. She had to go in court and testify in the Abigail Williams ... against Elizabeth Proctor trial. Abigail Williams is a friend of Marry Warren. She controls Marry Warren throughout the book. Elizabeth Proctor is wife of John Proctor. Marry Warren is the ... Abigail accused Elizabeth of withcraft on her. Marry Warren had to come to the court and...

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... certain characters are also fighting internal conflicts of their own. Miller uses three characters who manifest this internal battle ever so clearly. Such as Mary Warren who whole personality turns upside down, John Proctor who contemplates between the importance of his family and his own name and Reverend Hale who battles ... with himself whether to carry out his job requirements or do what he knows is right. Mary Warren is a girl who is forced with this inner turmoil throughout this play. At the outset of the play she is perceived to be a ... responds with " I'm just going home" (21)...

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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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... people that may be to blame for the witch trials. However The Crucible leads the reader to believe that the majority of the guilt could be found in Abigail Williams, Mary Warren, and John Proctor. Although she is a smart, charismatic person with what seems to be a decent life for Puritan times, Abigail is a spiteful, vengeful, evil, young lady. She ... but still caused harm and suffering on others by the things they do or say and the things that they do not do and do not say. Mary Warren is an example of this. She is the Proctors" servant girl, and one of the girls who danced in the for...

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... . Proctor shows signs of being a tragic hero when he attempts to go into court to save his wife and prove the girls liars. However, he ends up being accused himself. Mary Warren is in court testifying when she suddenly breaks down " hysterically, pointing at Proctor, fearful of him: My name, he want my name. I'll murder you, he says, if my wife ... that the children are lying in court with respect to their accusations of the townspeople. Proctor first learns of this through his household servant, Mary Warren who is one of the accusers. Proctor deducts from the events that Mary Warren and...

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... . Proctor shows signs of being a tragic hero when he attempts to go into court to save his wife and prove the girls liars. However, he ends up being accused himself. Mary Warren is in court testifying when she suddenly breaks down " hysterically, pointing at Proctor, fearful of him: My name, he want my name. I'll murder you, he says, if my wife ... that the children are lying in court with respect to their accusations of the townspeople. Proctor first learns of this through his household servant, Mary Warren who is one of the accusers. Proctor deducts from the events that Mary Warren and...

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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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... as the jury. Abigail worked for John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth. John Proctor had an affair with Abigail. Elizabeth knows of the affair and dismisses Abigail from there home. Mary Warren now works for them and is one of the girls that was found dancing in the wood. After a long day at court she comes home and gives Elizabeth a poppet. Abigail ... girls are telling the truth. Meanwhile they are accusing the women whom they do not like. Proctor gets Mary Warren to testify against the girls. When Mary Warren enters the courtroom, Abigail and the other girls start to scream that she is ...

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... revenge or retaliation. Four characters in The Crucible demonstrate this theme in its entirety. These characters are Abigail Williams, John Proctor, Anne Putnam, and Marry Warren. The best example in the novel is set forth by Abigail Williams. Abigail at first is only trying to keep herself out of trouble by calling ... quite possible that Anne has become mentally unstable after losing 7 of her children. Losing 1 child is hard enough for a mother, let alone losing 7. Mary Warren is among the original group of girls who accuse people in the town of witchcraft. At first she obeys Abigail, ...

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... no matter what some of the people underwent they still would not change there attitudes and they way they felt about witchcraft. The way that Reverend Hale,Abigail Williams, and Mary Warren change and the way that they stay the same after all they undergo is interesting. The way that makes it interesting is some of the character that change. Take Reverend ... of the play i still believe that self-centered still suits her. Although self-centered fits Abigail, it does not quite fit Mary Warren. I think the word that would best fit Mary is scared. From the beginning 'til the end Mary Warre...

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... the things that she says she truly believes and this is why it is so easy for the people of Salem to believe her. In one incident Abigail claimed that Mary Warren was feeling cold, she believed in herself so much that she actually felt cold, "I - I know not. A wind, a cold, has come . She is cold, Your Honour, touch her!" Her "abilities" are ... to others. Abigail's "abilities" seem to affect the rest of the girls as well as they seem to play along, in the courtroom, Mary: "Abby you mustn't! Girls: Abby you mustn't! Mary: I"m here! I"m here! Girls: I"m here! I"m here! Danforth: Mary war...

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