The Crucible Mary Warren Character Analysis

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Character Analysis in The Crucible The Crucible, a book written by Arthur Miller, tells about the Salem witch trials that occurred around 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. Mary Warren and Reverend John Hale are two characters from the book that play significant roles in The Crucible. This is because Mary knows the truth about Abigail and the girls, but she continues to keep it a secret because she is afraid that Abigail will harm her. Meanwhile Reverend Hale is known to be an expert on witchcraft, and is called to Salem to examine Parris’s daughter, Betty. Mary Warren is an eighteen-year-old girl who is a servant in the Proctor household, a court official, and a member of Abigail’s group of girls. She is beginning to become an adult so she feels

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