The Crucible is a study in how mass hysteria can quickly get out of control and become very harmful if not deadly. Mary Warren is a catalytic character in The Crucible as she is both a mirror and a foil for many characters‚ and her ever changing bravery‚ or lack thereof‚ is what ushers the story along. Mary is a very malleable character. At first‚ she is very obedient towards her employer‚ John Proctor‚ then very submissive towards the brutal character of Abigail. She enjoys the respect she receives
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The whole town is called by Danforth when Mary Warren declares that she wants‚ to tell the truth once and for all. The town goes inside the small‚ brown‚ and cold court. Some sit-down and some stand-up. They are waiting anxiously for Mary Warren. Most of their faces were full of fear of being arrested when Mary Warren is finished with her statement. Mary Warren appears out of the tiny door in the corner. Her face is blank‚ there is no expression. She stands in front of a tall podium and begins.
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In the crucible‚ Mary Warren is who I think changed from the beginning of the play to the end of the play. She was a follower of Abigail at the beginning and is told to lie about people being Witches‚ and at the end she is a coward. Mary knows it is wrong but she does it anyways because Abigail threatened her. When court came around‚ Mary told the truth. She was nervous about confessing because Abigail was going to be there. When she admitted that she had lied about the the witchcraft but‚ the
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Fear and Suspicion of Mary Warren Fear is the death of us humans. When we have fear it causes us uncertainty‚ and also clouds our judgment. It motivates us to do acts that we would not normally put ourselves through. The Crucible written in 1952 by Arthur Miller took place in a town called Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. In the play characters show fear‚ but one main character is Mary Warren. She is a seventeen year old girl that works for John and Elizabeth Proctor. During the play it is easy
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Mary Warren also seen as Abigail’s follower. Abigail tells Mary to lie and accuse innocent people of witchcraft. Mary and Abigail knows it is not the right thing to do but Mary still goes with the flow because Abigail threatened to kill her. Mary is now scared of Abigail and feels intimidated by her Mary does not want to get on Abigail’s bad side‚ so Mary tries to please Abigail as much as possible to keep everything together. Mary lies in court that Sarah Good‚ mumbled words under her breathe and
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was questioning Mary Warren in Court. Mary was so quiet she wouldn’t say anything aloud and she keep her head down. Mary warren is a shy 17 year old girl in the “Crucible.” Mary is an official of the court. Mary Warren is also a servant at the Proctor’s house and turns her back on John and blames him for being a witch. Mary Warren and I have a few personality traits in common in that we are caring to our friends‚ shy individuals and aggressive to a fault. First trait Mary Warren and I share is that
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Abigail & Mary Warren In this essay I will explore the characters of both Mary and Abigail. These two seem to be within the same circle of friends however have to complete different personalities. However with one being a leader and the other a follower they match perfectly. In the last scenes towards the end of the play we start to see a stronger side towards Mary Warren. She enters the court with intentions of speaking the truth of what happened‚ to tell the court that they all lied about
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Prevention for Noonan Syndrome looks slightly different than other disorders‚ due to the fact that it is genetically linked. With cases of NS being linked to different genetics and some cases having an unknown origin‚ it is hard to prevent the disorder from occurring. A big factor towards prevention lies in the education of the people closest to the patient‚ the community‚ and the general public. A very effective preventive way would be to administer genetic testing to the population in order to
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March 2013 Noonan Syndrome Noonan syndrome is a genetic disorder that was once known as Turner-like syndrome. It is a mutation of several genes where they develop proteins that are continuously active; which ends up disrupting the control of the cells growth and division resulting in abnormal developments of the body. Noonan syndrome can affect a person’s physical appearance in multiple ways‚ along with their mental state of mind. This syndrome equally affects males and females. Noonan syndrome
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village is Mary Warren. Even though Mary is John Proctor’s maid‚ and claims she will always do the right thing‚ she needs the help of Abigail Williams. Although‚ Mary is afraid of Abigail and all the things she can do‚ Abigail is known for being deceitful and clever‚ and that is exactly what Mary Warren wants to be when the time comes. Mary Warren gets herself out of trouble with Judge Danforth and Hathorne during the trials because she learned how to be just like Abigail. Throughout the play‚ Mary shows
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