She is afraid the other girls will turn on her.
She is afraid the other girls will turn on her
In "The Crucible," Mary Warren is reluctant to testify on behalf of Elizabeth Proctor. She is afraid if she does testify, Abigail and the other girls will turn against her. She is finally persuaded to go to court and testify by John Proctor.
Testify for her
Mary Warren.
The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller about the Salem witch trials. In this play, Mary Warren is brought into court to testify on the behalf of Elizabeth Proctor during the third act.
Marry Warren.On page 87, Parris says, "Mary Warren! What are you about here?And Proctor responds "She would speak with the Deputy Governor."
Other girls
To testify that the girls are only pretending to be possed
Mary Warren is a weak character, always eager to find her place in a crowd and remain safely behind a stronger person like Abigail Williams. She was reluctant to testify to begin with, and when the other girls' behavior started to cast doubt on her testimony, she gave in. She didn't want to be singled out or discredited.
Mary Warren saves Elizabeth's life by telling the court that she never saw Elizabeth's spirit leave her house. She says because she lives so close to her she would have seen it leave.
Abigail and the other afflicted girls. the other girls
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In the beginning, Mary agrees to go with John Proctor and testify against Abigail in court, but then when actually in court, she flakes under pressure and accuses Proctor of witchcraft and joins Abigail once again.