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How Is Mary Warren Free In The Crucible

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Believe or be free? In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, I anticipate that Mary Warren and John Proctor would likely have done more to end the hysteria in Salem. First, John Proctor has stood by the accused side and has been trying to incriminate the vengeance of the girls. Secondly, Mary Warren stood up to tell the truth but was then intimidated by Abigail. If she had kept telling the truth, she would've ended the hysteria. John Proctor would've ended the hysteria in Salem. John Proctor was a farmer who had an affair but tried to change his life for the better. John knew the truth from the beginning of the false tale of witchcraft, stating “we are what we are always where in Salem.” But now the little crazy children are jangaling the keys of …show more content…

Mary states that she was acting with the girls, and that it was all games and that everything said and done was not true.Mary also defends John Proctor saying that she never saw any spirits which helped the innocent. Mary Warren also states it’s not a trick! She stands in the middle of the room. I—I used to faint because I—I thought I saw spirits. But I did not, Your Honor. (Miller 634 ). This shows that Mary Warren is trying to help the accused. if mary had got further with the truth and stood up to Abigail the accused would be proven innocent and the innocents fate wouldve changed for the better. It is often believed that Abigail can be the one who can stop all the hysteria in Salem because Abigail and Tituba created the hysteria as shown "I want to open myself! They turned to her, startled. She is enraptured, as though in a pearly light. I want the light of God. I want the sweet love of Jesus! I danced for the Devil; I saw him; I wrote in his book; I went back to Jesus; I kissed His hand. I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil” (Miller 595). This argument is faulty since Abigail had time to tell the truth but continued to lie as shown, “I have been hurt, Mr. Danforth; I have seen my blood runnin’

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