Who Is Mary Warren In The Crucible

Character Analysis of The Crucible

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play about the Salem Witch Trails in 1942. John Proctor is a middle aged man married to Elizabeth Proctor, and he plays the protagonist in this play. Marry Warren is the maid to the Proctor and she plays a big role in Elizabeth Proctor's arrest for witchcraft. These two characters both play important roles in The Crucible but both have different character traits, John Proctor is quick tempered and stubborn, but as for Marry Warren she is easily frightened and sneaky.

John Proctor is a stubborn and quick tempered thirty year old man. Although John is a quick tempered man he is a hard worker and is always providing for his family, but he does have a habit

of letting his temper get to him for example when he said, "… I'll whip you if you dare leave this house again!"(Miller 55). John is married to Elizabeth Proctor and they have three small boys. When Rev. John Hale comes to Salem to be of assistance with the trials he calls John out on only having two of his children baptized and that John has been caught not going to church on the Sabbath day. John Proctor is a very respected man in the town of Salem that is until he cheated on his wife, Elizabeth Proctor with seventeen year old Abigail Williams.

Mary Warren is a seventeen year old girl who is a servant of the Proctor family.

Although in the beginning of the story she seems harmless, but as the story unfolds, we find out that she is actually a easily scared, and sneaky young lady. One day Marry snuck off into town after John Proctor had strictly told her not to, but she was an official of the court so she decided to anyways, this just goes to prove the sneaky and disobedient side of Marry Warren. Later that day while Marry was in the courtroom, she decides to sew Mrs. Proctor a poppet, but when she finishes the doll she pushes the needle into the belly of the doll for safe keeping until she gets home. Then later that night Abigail Williams falls over in pain because there is a needle in her stomach, which Abigail had stabbed herself with, but of course everyone is unaware of that. Rev. Hale later that night heads over to the Proctor's house where he finds the doll that Marry made for Elizabeth and he sees it, has a needle in it which makes the doll seem like a voodoo doll Elizabeth had used on Abigail. Elizabeth is then arrested for witchcraft and Mr. Proctor demands that Marry goes before the court and tell the judge that Abigail and the girls are lying about who they believe are witches, but Marry refuses at first because she is afraid of what Abigail will do to her and the proof is when she says, " I cannot, they'll turn on me-----" (Miller 85). This just goes to prove how Marry is a coward and is more afraid of

what will happen to her more that what will happen to Elizabeth Proctor.