Mary Warren Crucible
Mary Warren in “The Crucible” is largely driven by fear throughout the story, more specifically her fear of not being accepted. Throughout the book, we can see that she wants to be accepted by whoever has the most power over her life at the time. First Abigail, then later she desires acceptance and forgiveness from Elizabeth Proctor, and then finally Abigail again.
Right off the bat, Arthur Miller describes Mary as: “a subservient, naive, lonely girl.” (17) This reveals how Mary is a weak and easily swayed character, showing how she will struggle to choose a side during the trials. Later in Act III Mary accuses Proctor in the court of being a devil worshiper saying: “You’re the Devil’s man! … ‘I’ll murder you,’ he says, … ‘we must go and
Right off the bat, Arthur Miller describes Mary as: “a subservient, naive, lonely girl.” (17) This reveals how Mary is a weak and easily swayed character, showing how she will struggle to choose a side during the trials. Later in Act III Mary accuses Proctor in the court of being a devil worshiper saying: “You’re the Devil’s man! … ‘I’ll murder you,’ he says, … ‘we must go and