Mary Warren Character Analysis

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Mary Warren changes multiple times back and forth throughout The Crucible. She changes from Act I from being very scared to in Act II standing up for herself and telling Procter what she is going to do.. For example, on page 1269, Marry says, “with hysterical fright: What’s got her? Abigail stares in fight at Betty, Abby she’s going to die! It’s a sin to conjure, and we-”. In other words Marry is saying that if anyone finds out the truth we are in trouble. And the girls are terrified. As one can see Marry is very frightened she is worried that everyone is going to find out they conjured the devil. She changes from Act I to Act II she has become her own person. She stands up for herself. For example, on page 1297, Marry says, “Terrified, but coming erect striving for her authority: I’ll not stand whipping any more!”. In other words, Marry is saying that she will not stand to be beat any longer. As one can see Marry has had enough of being at the bottom of the food chain. She stands up for herself from now on. To sum it up Marry changes from Act I to Act II, she went from being terrified to standing up to Proctor. …show more content…
They are accusing tons of people of conjuring the devil. Proctor knows this is all a big lie he knows better than to listen to Abby. Proctor tries to explain that they are lying he even admits that he commit lechery with Abigail. It really bothers him because no one will listen to

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