In Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible," Mary Warren explains that she cannot faint on command because she is not able to control her body in such a way. She describes how the other girls who faint do so because they are caught up in the hysteria of the moment, implying that her inability to mimic their behavior stems from her lack of that intense emotional state. Mary feels that true fainting comes from genuine fear or overwhelming emotion, which she cannot summon at will.
She cannot faint on command
She is asked to faint as she had before.
To demonstrate it.
mary warren
Mary Warren of course... but what I don't get is why precisely she couldn't faint...
She does not faint on command
She cannot faint on command
She cannot faint on command.
She is asked to faint as she had before.
She does not faint on command
She does not faint on command
To demonstrate it.
mary warren
She cannot faint on command
Mary Warren of course... but what I don't get is why precisely she couldn't faint...
Mary Warren:]
He askes mary to faint to show them that everything was a act.