Mary Warren
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Mary Warren is a timid and impressionable servant girl in Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible," whose wavering testimony and susceptibility to pressure help fuel the Salem witch trials hysteria.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary Warren (historical person) | 1 |
| interacts closely with John Proctor | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Abigail Williams and the other girls
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Proctor household ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Crucible ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Mary Warren
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mary Warren (historical person)
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| creator | Arthur Miller ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
illustrates how ordinary people become complicit in injustice
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shows the power of fear in silencing truth ⓘ |
| employer |
Elizabeth Proctor
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John Proctor ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Salem witch trials
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surface form:
Salem witch trials (as depicted in The Crucible)
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| firstAppearance |
The Crucible
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surface form:
The Crucible (1953)
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Abigail Williams ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Colonial American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempts to recant her accusations in court
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gives Elizabeth Proctor a poppet ⓘ later rejoins the accusing girls under pressure ⓘ participates in accusing townspeople of witchcraft ⓘ |
| occupation | servant ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
easily influenced
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fearful ⓘ impressionable ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| pressuredBy |
John Proctor
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Court of Oyer and Terminer ⓘ
surface form:
the Salem court
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| relationshipTo |
Abigail Williams
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Elizabeth Proctor ⓘ John Proctor ⓘ Reverend John Hale ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWith Elizabeth Proctor | servant-mistress ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWith John Proctor | servant-master ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
accuser in the Salem witch trials
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member of the group of afflicted girls ⓘ witness in court proceedings ⓘ |
| setting | Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
guilt and responsibility
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mass hysteria ⓘ moral weakness ⓘ peer pressure ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1692 ⓘ |
| workOfFictionCountryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Mary Warren (historical person)
this entity surface form:
interacts closely with John Proctor