MARY WARREN: The girls Mary
was trying to help Proctor thwart, turned on her in Act three as anyone would to protect
themselves. They began acting as if Mary had sent her "spirit" into the shape of a bird
in the rafters and they copied everything she said. Abigail commented on "seeing" this
bird:
"Her
wings are spreading! Mary, please don't, don't -
!"
This caused an
incredible chaos and Mary converted to the girls once
again.
JOHN PROCTOR: This
honorable man makes himself a victim by revealing that he indeed took Abigail as a
harlot and commited adultery against his wife. John says about
Abigail:
"I
have known her sir. I have known
her."
ELIZABETH
PROCTOR: Her victimization is brought on by John's confession. Danforth
uses this to check if she will lie. She did not hear John confess the reason Abigail was
removed from their home. In an effort to protect him, she confesses something somewhat
close to the truth:
"I came to think he fancied her. And so one night
I lost my wits, I think, and put her out on the
highroad."
John had already
told the judge that his wife would never lie. Although this is close to the truth, it is
indeed a lie. Thus, it makes the judges wonder if she was lying about her pregnancy
too.
TITUBA: This woman wasn't
really victimized during the trial that we see on stage, but obviously all it took to
seal her fate was a charge from Abigail early on, or an offstage scene. We do learn in
the beginning of Act IV that Tituba is in jail, and is hysterical about flying away to
Barbados.
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