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    “You’re the Devil’s man!” This quote was said by Mary Warren in The Crucible. This quote represents Mary by showing that she is a follower. In the end, Mary Warren let peer pressure get to her. She followed the group of girls lying about the Salem Witch Trials. I believe Mary Warren and I have similar personality’s because we both are hard workers, followers, and can be sneaky at times. Mary Warren and I are both hard working. I work very hard doing after school activities. I balance doing…

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    known figure in the town of Salem and is very capable of influencing others in what he says. One person is Mary Warren. In the drama, he said to her, “You’re coming to the court with me, Mary. You will tell it in the court” (Miller 75). Proctor wants Mary to tell the truth in who really stabbed the poppet with the needle and gave it to Elizabeth. Mary had no choice, but to speak in court. John Proctor was also a honest man and did what he needed to do even if that meant confessing his sins. In…

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    5. Mary Warren- At first, Mary Warren was seen as a nervous, scared girl, who was involved in the bonfire incident with the other girls. She is known to be the house servant of John and Elizabeth Proctor. However, after the village developed a court, Mary Warren was one of the officials for the court and gained power. For instance, when Elizabeth Proctor was accused of witchcraft, Mary Warren stated that there was no suspicion of Goody Proctor being involved in witchcraft and the court believed…

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    According to Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Mary Warren is a normal, frightened girl in the town of Salem. The whole town is in fear of witchcraft after many girls were found committing “strange” actions in the woods. Now, the court will hang anyone that denies actions of witchcraft. The chaos of blaming in Salem becomes a problem for people of all ages. This makes Mary eager to tell what really happened in the woods, but is encouraged otherwise by other peers. The somewhat shy and reserved young…

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    this told the court that Elizabeth Proctor had set her soul out and attacked her during the night and stabbed her with a needle. Elizabeth was taken into custody being accused of witchcraft for something she didn't do and John was not going to let his wife die for his sins “ My wife will never die for me! I will bring your guts into your mouth but that goodness will not die for me” (76). John is not going to let the court take his wife's soul for what he has done and wants Mary Warren to confess…

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    In The Crucible, Giles Corey acts as the foil character to John Proctor, showing courage and bravery where John was often a coward. Miller establishes that a person doesn’t need to be well known for their strong morals to have them and to be brave in using them. If they are known widely to be morally strong, they are still able to have moral flaws hidden by cowardice. Giles Corey is a man who is introduced first in the asides that Miller provides for the play. We learn that Corey is in his…

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    Miller uses character motivation in developing the plot of his play, The Crucible. Abigail, a 17 year old girl with a burning passion for someone she cannot have. She will do anything she can to get the man of her dreams and Elizabeth Proctor nor Mary Warren will get in the way of that. Miller creates the character, Abigail Williams with a tenacious and manipulative personality to obtain the person she loves. One of the characters Abigail Williams affects is John Proctor. According to the…

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    because she lied to the court, Went great lengths to prove she is telling…

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    Elizabeth of being a witch. Mary warren then comes home to tell Elizabeth and proctor of the news she had heard in court. Abigail takes revenge upon Elizabeth proctor. She goes and then accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft. “I am being falsely accused?” (Miller 149) this is Elizabeth trying to process who could have accused her of being a witch. She (Mary Warren) refuses to tell Elizabeth who accused her of witchcraft, because she swore to the court. Elizabeth, Mary Warren, and proctor were greeted…

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    truth more than his name because he died for what they stood for. Deputy Governor Danforth and Mary Warren is someone who cared for their name more than the truth. Danforth had the chance to stop the hangings but he did not want to jeopardize his name because he would have to admit that he was wrong about the whole trail. Elizabeth is an example that a name is more important because she lied in the court to protect Proctor’s name. John Proctor who started off worrying about his reputation, in…

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