Who Is Mary Warren In The Crucible
The Character of Mary Warren
In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Mary Warren is shown to the audience as a lonely character with a lack of fortitude. Her weak will and timid nature puts her in many situations where she refuses to stand up and do what she knows is right. Warren succumbs under peer pressure and societal expectations, placing her in a predicament that causes her to harm other people. She is not an evil person, but as a result of her giving in to what people want, she makes a few malicious decisions. As the play develops, Mary Warren reveals her spineless, gullible, and sympathetic character.
Throughout this play, Mary Warren is constantly letting either Abigail Williams or society pressure her into doing the wrong things proving she is spineless and cowardly. She even risks her life to keep her place as Abigail’s friend when John Proctor wants Mary to tell the court how the doll came into the Proctor house and who stuck a needle in it. Mary Warren knows …show more content…
One way she shows her gullibility is when she believes Sarah Good made a compact with Lucifer. And when Mary told Proctor of when she was in court, she tells him that “In open court she near choked us all to death” and when he asked how she responded, “She sent her spirit out,” (Miller 1057) Mary is so easily deceived that she believes this even though she barely knows the woman. Later in their conversation Mary randomly says, “The Devil’s loose in Salem, Mr. Proctor; we must discover where he’s hiding!” (Miller 1058) One reason she says this is because she is trying to find an excuse to not stay home. This statement also proves how mindless Mary Warren is. During this part of the play, Mary strives for her way and a sense of purpose, whereas she is used to being at the bottom of society, but cannot hold it long enough. She just results back to her cowardly
In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Mary Warren is shown to the audience as a lonely character with a lack of fortitude. Her weak will and timid nature puts her in many situations where she refuses to stand up and do what she knows is right. Warren succumbs under peer pressure and societal expectations, placing her in a predicament that causes her to harm other people. She is not an evil person, but as a result of her giving in to what people want, she makes a few malicious decisions. As the play develops, Mary Warren reveals her spineless, gullible, and sympathetic character.
Throughout this play, Mary Warren is constantly letting either Abigail Williams or society pressure her into doing the wrong things proving she is spineless and cowardly. She even risks her life to keep her place as Abigail’s friend when John Proctor wants Mary to tell the court how the doll came into the Proctor house and who stuck a needle in it. Mary Warren knows …show more content…
One way she shows her gullibility is when she believes Sarah Good made a compact with Lucifer. And when Mary told Proctor of when she was in court, she tells him that “In open court she near choked us all to death” and when he asked how she responded, “She sent her spirit out,” (Miller 1057) Mary is so easily deceived that she believes this even though she barely knows the woman. Later in their conversation Mary randomly says, “The Devil’s loose in Salem, Mr. Proctor; we must discover where he’s hiding!” (Miller 1058) One reason she says this is because she is trying to find an excuse to not stay home. This statement also proves how mindless Mary Warren is. During this part of the play, Mary strives for her way and a sense of purpose, whereas she is used to being at the bottom of society, but cannot hold it long enough. She just results back to her cowardly