Monday, August 19, 2013

What are some possible reasons that John Proctor would forbid Mary Warren from going to Salem?

John Proctor initially sees the trials as nonsense and wants nothing to do with the trial.  Additionally, he doesn’t want his family to have anything to do with the trials and Mary Warren, being his house servant, is included as part of his household. When Proctor finds out she has gone he is furious at her for disobeying his wishes.


Proctor may be opposed of his household getting involved with the trial because he doesn’t want his adulterous past to be revisited. Abigail is at the heart of the trial, and he believes her intentions are bad.

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