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Likewise, Reverend Hale is considered a dynamic character because of the dramatic internal changes he undergoes. Mary’s inability to ultimately change for good causes Proctor’s death. Mary is submissive and subservient, unable to make choices for herself, she either follows Abigail or Proctor. After she tells the truth, the girls accuse Mary of witchcraft, and fearing for her life, she lies again, this time accusing Proctor of witchcraft. Mary, for a brief period of time, tries to come clean about what was really occurring in Salem. I am with God, I am with God” (Miller 94). But when Abigial uses the poppet to further accuse Elizabeth, Mary feels guilty and agrees to go with Proctor to testify in court, saying, “I cannot lie no more. Mary knows Abigail only brought up Elizabeth’s name in court as revenge, being fully aware of the curse Abby attempts and her affair with Proctor.

Her guilty conscience can be seen when she makes the poppet for Elizabeth as an attempt at an apology.

However, when people who are clearly innocent are accused, like Elizabeth Proctor, Mary begins to question her involvement in the whole thing. I am amazed you do not see what weighty work we do” (Miller 56). Mary says pointedly, “I must tell you sir, I will be gone every day now. Once she’s a part of the court, Mary seems to redeem her sense of pride and importance. She follows along with Abigail and the other girls, accusing the townspeople of witchcraft. But Mary is weak, timid, and easy to influence and is swept up in the hysteria of the trials. She worries about the consequences of conjuring and dancing. Witchery’s a hangin’ error, a hangin’ like they done in Boston two year ago” (Miller 18). Mary initially wants to tell the truth and cries, “Abby, we’ve got to tell. Mary Warren, the Proctors’ servant, experiences several changes in her character. Many characters change significantly throughout the play while several, on the contrary, do not undergo any changes in their character. This being said, developments in the characters’ personalities greatly impact the outcomes of the trials. In Arthur Miller’s portrayal of the Salem Witch Trials, The Crucible, the characters’ actions affect those around them and drive the hysteria. These accusations lead to mass hysteria and panic. In 1692 in the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts, talk of witchcraft spread through the villagers like wildfire.

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