What does Mary Warren reveal about the witchcraft trials?
She tells them that 39 people are arrested and Sarah Osburn will be hanged while Sarah Good will not because she is said to be pregnant. Mary also informs the Proctors that she will be gone everyday to court in order to do her “important” work. The last thing that she reveals is that she saved Elizabeth’s life today.
What does Mary Warren say in the crucible?
Mary Warren tells the court that this entire time, all of the girls that have been accusing people of witchcraft have been faking it.
Why does Mary Warren accuse Proctor of witchcraft?
In The Crucible, Mary Warren accuses John Proctor of witchcraft in order to protect herself from Abigail’s wrath, as well as the judgment of her…
What act does Mary Warren accuse Proctor of witchcraft?
Mary Warren went to the courts in act three determined to confess that she and the girls were merely pretending. John Proctor helped to convince her to do this, because he is desperate to get his wife, Elizabeth, freed. Mary knows that it is all a fraud, but thus far has been too chicken to come forward and state it.
When the Proctors discuss the accusations happening in court what does Elizabeth ask John to do?
Elizabeth asks John to go to Salem and tell the court what Abigail said to him when they were alone (there was no witchcraft going on, the girls were just fooling around; Abigail has just been lying and spreading misinformation this entire time so she can have John to herself, and so she didn’t get in trouble).
Who accused Mary Warren of witchcraft in The Crucible?
John Proctor
Mary Warren is a character in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. True to the historical record, she is a maid for John Proctor, and becomes involved in the Salem witch hunt as one of the accusers, led by Abigail Williams. Mary Warren has a very weak character, giving in to pressure a number of times.
How does Mary show the power she’s gained from the trials?
The exchange between John Proctor and Mary Warren in Act II, Scene 2 sets the stage for Mary’s new gained authority. Mary’s defiance of John Proctor’s directive that she not go to town and be a part of the court is the first example of Mary exerting her power.
Who did Mary say sent her spirit out to choke in court?
Mary Warren claimed that Goody Proctor sent her spirit out to choke her in court. Mary told the Proctors that Elizabeth was accused.
Why does Mary Warren change her testimony about Proctor and about pretending?
Mary Warren changes her testimony and accuses John Proctor of witchcraft because she is afraid of Abigail Williams, whom Mary has indirectly accused of murder. When it seems clear that the magistrates are taking Mary’s honest testimony seriously, Abigail begins to accuse her of witchcraft.
Who accused John Proctor of witchcraft?
Mary Warren
Mary Warren, the twenty-year-old maid servant in the Proctor house–who herself would later be named as a witch–accused Proctor of practicing witchcraft. It is believed by some sources that when Mary first had fits Proctor, believing them to be fake, would beat her out of them.
How does Elizabeth know John cheated on her?
Elizabeth learned that John cheated on her with Abigail and has lost trust in John. Elizabeth wants john to tell her about Abigail and how when he went back to Salem he had spoken to her again. He also reveals that him and Abigail were alone together and in that moment Elizabeth had lost all faith in John.
When Elizabeth willingly goes with Cheever The reader can draw the conclusion that she?
Elizabeth’s willingness to go with Cheever allows you to draw what conclusion about her? She knows she is guilty.