the help of one of the puritan girls‚ Mary Warren. Mary would help Proctor because she was once accusing people but now knows there are no witches in Salem. Mary’s honest confession could have altered the outcome but Abigail and the girls turned on Mary and accused her of witchcraft. Their power was being threatened and if the truth would come out there would be a severe punishment‚ such as hanging because their accusations had innocent people hung. So scared Mary‚ panicked and accused Proctor of being
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their sins within. This quote is well displayed In Act III‚ when Procter is begging and pleading to the court over his wife’s innocence. He drags Mary Warren into the chaotic mess as well for proof. As the wheels keep turning and complicating things more‚ Abigail of course convinces Mary to disregard Proctor’s plea in which creates more problems. With Mary then changing her mind and confessing to the court‚ Proctor looked even more
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The most admirable character in The Crucible in my opinion was John Proctor. He was admirable because of the way he stood up to his past failures that he had done in his life. He stood up for what was right and didn’t care what the consequences were for his actions. For instance he went and testified to the court to try and free his innocent wife. He also was willing to face the punishment of adultery to help free the innocent. He too was willing to wreak his reputation for the good of the town.
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Mary Warren returns to court confessing the afflicted girls have been lying. “We burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment” (Miller 179). Danforth would rather protects his reputation as an enforcer than actually believe John’s attempts to inform that there was never witchcraft in Salem. Unfortunately Mary betrays John after the afflicted girls mimic Mary’s speech causing her to appear guilty; Danforth
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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the character Mary Warren household maid at John Proctor house.In Act One Mary Warren is just this innocent girl who minded her business. She was also one the girls that had a met up in the woods when everything went to hell. As we were shown Marry Warren was the manipulative kind in act 1 but in Act 2 she changed‚ she was more involved because of the poppet. Mary wanted to tell the true story about what happened in the woods but she also does not want to do it because
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Status of Abortion‚ Mary Anne Warren defines personhood‚ what defines a human being‚ with five concepts and the need to meet the majority of them(SOURCE). Warren affirms consciousness‚ reasoning‚ self-motivated activity‚ the capacity to communicate‚ and the presence of self- concept as the five components of personhood. Furthermore‚ she claims if an entity does not possess one of the five it should not be extended the moral rights as a person. Not all human beings are people. Warren labels the fetus
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When entering the first day of high school‚ many people come prepared perfect outfit‚ straighten hair‚ precise eyeliner and books colored coded. They are ready to get their name out there‚ make honor roll every semester and let everyone know who they are‚ but then they start valuing parties instead of schools‚ they rathered be intoxicated with strangers then sleepover with friends from kingerardern. They found themselves in a bad decision and picking the wrong choice of how to get out of it. They
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night”(1099). While Abigail worked under John and Elizabeth Proctor‚ she had developed feelings for John. Elizabeth removes her from the house‚ which angers Abigail deeply. Proctor and Abigail see each other again when John goes to retrieve his maid Mary Warren. We can infer that Abigail continues to have for feelings for
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In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible‚ John Proctor tearing up his confession is believable. Proctor is a flawed character‚ but he is a good man. Proctor tries to do what he believes is right. Proctor can’t stand the idea that innocent people are being condemned. He can’t accept that the girls are falsely accusing people of witchcraft‚ and the court is believing them. John Proctor demonstrates that he is a good man with the way that he judges himself. Proctor can’t forgive himself for having an
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Trials. She was accused along with John Proctor‚ Abigail Hobbs‚ Mary Warren‚ Elizabeth Howe‚ and many others. Her story is only part of the long history told. She was convicted of doing witchcraft and was able to avoid execution longer than most were able to. Elizabeth Proctor was John Proctors third wife they were married 18 years and they were running the well known family tavern. Elizabeth Proctor was first seen as a witch when Mary Warren accused Elizabeth of trying to force her to sign the “devil’s
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