Discuss Arthur Miller's dramatic presentation of Mary Warren in 'The Crucible'.

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'The Crucible'

By Arthur Miller

Discuss Arthur Miller's dramatic presentation of Mary Warren in 'The Crucible'.

Arthur Miller's play 'The Crucible' is based on the events in a 17th Century town called Salem, where a young girl by the name of Abigail Williams cries witchcraft when she is almost charged for conjuring spells. Abigail and her friends were caught dancing on night around a fire by their town priest and Abigail's uncle Reverend Parris. After that day strange things were believed to have happened, consequently leading to a lot of women being charged of witchcraft. This was quite unfortunate as back in 1692 the penalty of witchcraft was hanging.

In Act one, Mary is presented as a naive, scared and a "lonely, seventeen year old girl". Whom evidently is bullied by her employer John Proctor and the other girls in the village, especially Abigail, as she is petrified at been called a witch by the other village people. Mary also comes across as being pathetic in the sense that she has no real friends and relies on a liar like Abigail for trust.

Miller in his own words, describes Mary Warren as