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Why has Mary Warren disobeyed her employers in going to Salem?
Mary says she has to go to Salem because she is part of the court proceedings. Proctor is very upset about Mary Warren going to Salem without his permission. Mary Warren is the Proctors’ servant. She is in court all day and therefore she is not doing the job he pays her for.
Why has Mary Warren been gone to Salem so often?
Mary Warren goes to Salem because she is an official in the witch trials. Proctor forbids Mary Warren from going into Salem. When he learns that she has gone anyway, he is angry. Elizabeth: Mary Warren’s there today.
How did Mary Warren upset her employers?
Mary Warren upsets John and Elizabeth Proctor by neglecting her chores so she can watch the witch trials.
Why was Mary Warren accused of witchcraft?
Some took her answers to their questions to mean that the girls had lied. The other girls became angry with Mary and began accusing her of being a witch because she had told the high court that all the girls were lying that they saw the devil. She was formally accused of witchcraft on April 18, 1692.
Why does Elizabeth want John to visit Salem?
Short Answer. Elizabeth initially wants John to go to Salem so he can testify that Abigail told him Betty’s illness had nothing to do with witchcraft. When Elizabeth finds out from Mary that she was accused in court, however, she decides she wants John to speak with Abigail directly.
Why does Elizabeth want John to go to Salem too?
Elizabeth originally wants John to go to Salem so he can tell the court that he knows the girls are lying. Then, when she finds out she was accused in court, she wants him to go to Salem to speak directly with Abigail. Elizabeth makes these requests with an eye towards correcting injustice and saving her own life.
Why does Elizabeth become suspicious of John?
One reason Elizabeth is suspicious is because John Proctor had told her he last saw Abigail “with a crowd”. He then admits that when Abigail told him that what had happened in the woods “had naught to do with witchcraft”, he had been with her “in a room alone”.