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How does Mary Warren react to Abby?

How does Mary Warren react to Abby?

Mary is at first terrified…all the girls are in terror of Abigail since she has such a manipulative hold on them. Mary begins crying and pleading with Abigail not to do what she’s doing. She runs to Abigail, who takes Mary in her arms as to say, “All is forgiven, Mary”.

Why is Mary Warren against Abigail?

On one hand, Mary Warren turns against Proctor because of her own capitulation to Abigail and the girls. The fundamental issue that Mary Warren wrestles with is that she is coming clean in terms of being honest about the girls’ doings in the woods and the accusations in the form of court testimony.

What does Abigail’s actions cause Mary Warren to do?

Abigail pretends to see Mary’s spirit in the form of a menacing bird, and the girls follow her lead. Abigail begs Mary not to hurt her and begins repeating everything she says. Abigail and the girls’ performance influences Mary Warren to take their side and falsely accuse John Proctor of working with the devil.

Does Mary Warren expose Abigail?

In act 3, John Proctor forces Mary Warren to travel with him to address Salem’s court concerning the girls’ false testimonies. Mary Warren not only fears repercussions from Abigail and the others by confessing that they’ve been lying this entire time, but she is aware that she will go to…

Why does Mary Warren give Elizabeth a doll?

Mary Warren brings Elizabeth Proctor a doll. Referred to as a “poppet” in the play, the doll turns out to be part of Abigail’s plan to accuse Elizabeth and get her “out of the way” so that she can re-kindle her affair with John Proctor. Abigail’s plan works insofar as it succeeds in getting Elizabeth arrested.

Why does Mary Warren confess to witchcraft?

Mary Warren was inspired to confess, intitially, by the urgent pleas from her employers, Elizabeth and John Proctor. They convinced her that it was her duty to tell the truth. People would continue to be put to death in Salem unless Mary Warren exposed the lies of Abigail and the other girls.

Did Mary Warren know how the poppet she gave to Elizabeth would be used?

Your question relates to the dramatic events in Act 2 and seems to ask whether Mary Warren was aware that the poppet she made as a gift for her employer, Elizabeth Proctor, would be used as a tool by the diabolical Abigail Williams to implicate Elizabeth as a witch. The answer, in this instance, is no.

What is unusual about the doll that Mary gave to Elizabeth?

What is unusual about the doll that Mary Warren makes for Elizabeth? The needle was placed right where the needle was “found” in Abigail’s stomach. She is not innocent and trustworthy anymore and she is very gullible, following everything Abigail says for her to do. What is the strongest evidence against Goody Osburn?