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    which exist to validate the point of each of these sides. Many have attempted to make sense of the matter as well including some philosophers. Two of these philosophers include Mary Ann Warren and Don Marquis, who each give their own opinion on the matter quite formally and use many ideologies to back their claims. Warren herself…

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    Proctor, the wife of the man she loves. Abigail claims Goody Proctor made a voodoo doll of her and stabbed a needle through her stomach. As the reader knows, Abigail is trying to kill Goody Proctor; therefore, it is assumed that Abigail herself made Mary Warren stick the needle in the doll to help frame Goody Proctor. This would be a form of lying which defies the one of the commandments, showing how a Puritan would overstep their superficial rules to satisfy their desires.…

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    is the poppet or doll that Mary Warren gave to Elizabeth Proctor. This poppet was made by Mary in the court, and when Ezekiel Cheever came to the Proctor house to take Elizabeth to jail for witchcraft. The one person to accuse her was Abigail Williams after she was stabbed by a needle 2 inches into her stomach. This is why Cheever asked if goody Proctor owned any poppets so he could check them for anything weird like a needle. The one poppet she owned was the one Mary gave her the same day. When…

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    Ever been accused of something that you didn't do? During the year 1692 to 1693 The city of Salem helds the witchcraft trials. In "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, The people of Salem were falsely accused of witchcraft due to Abigail Williams and many girls who say that they had seen people with the devil.Many of the people were hunted or stoned due to having connections with the devil. So Judge Danforth came to town to cleanse the town. But Judge Danforth just wanted to get out there and whoever…

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    stood out that either showed the qualities of a crucible, or was a complete opposite. Abigail Williams displayed the characteristics of a crucible as a noun when she wouldn’t succumb to the pressure opponents were giving her. On the other hand, Mary Warren exposed herself as the complete opposite of a crucible…

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    During the first act of the play Mary Warren comments: “Abby, we've got to tell. witchery's a hanging error, a hangin like they've done in Boston two years ago! We must tell the truth, Abby! You’ll only be whipped for dancin and other things”(miller 18). It comes to show that she would prefer…

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    Mary Warren in The Crucible was one of the most complex characters in the book. She was easily influenced by Abigail Williams and the other girls in the novel. Yet, she was the only one who was present controversial dance and did not dance. Mary was undeniably naive and lonely, which allows her to be easily manipulated. Although she tried to repent for her sins, May ultimately succumbed to the peer pressure. She was embodied by three archetypes that specifically represent her character alone.…

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    much acting, such as Abigail “seeing” a bird and such. This gave Danforth good reason to believe her side. However Abigail is at fault for the persecutions and trials because she had manipulated her friends including Mary Warren to lie in front of Danforth within the court. Mary Warren had said “I cannot lie no more. I am with God, I am with God.” By saying this, it had…

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    follow her, between they Mary Warren, are responsible for falsely accusing the vast majority of people in the town of alleged relationships with the Devil, an act that the highest authorities believe. In this occasion, Miller treats topics such as integrity, revenge, guilt, and intolerance among others, issues that are related to the context of paranoia because of communism in which the play was written and which in fact can still be seen today. In the play, Mary Warren is one of the girls who…

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    the town influenced this event to drag it out like Abigail Williams. Later in the play, Reverend Hale comes along and only seemed to make the situation worse. Lastly, Mary Warren started strong, but soon gave in to Abigail’s pressure and began blaming others. Therefore, in The Crucible Abigail Williams, Reverend Hale, and Mary Warren are largely at fault for the tragedy in Salem. To begin, one of the people most responsible for the continuation of the trials is Abigail Williams. Abigail starts…

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