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It’s all my fault. I didn’t want to do it. Mr. Proctor and Goody Proctor will die because of my lies! But what choice did I have? They would have hung me if I had not confessed that Proctor is the devils man. Even if it is not the truth. I so badly wish I had a way to prove that Abigail is a fraud. A disgusting, manipulative fraud that is ruining the lives of the people of Salem. A sinner who drinks chicken blood and dances naked in the forest, that’s what she is. But who am I to judge when I have also committed a sin. A large and fatal one at that. I want the truth to come out. I do not see spirts! I have never seen the devil! Abigail stuck a needle in the poppet and stabbed herself, it was not the doing of Goody Proctor! There was no yellow bird! These innocent people are not witches, it’s a fraud! I wish I could scream this all in court and find a way to stop Abigail once and for all. But I simply cannot. It’s not like I didn’t try. It’s not like anyone will believe me either. Abigail has all of the girls wrapped around her finger. Truthfully, including me. If we do not go along with her plan, she’ll accuse us of witchcraft and have us killed. Worse, she’ll kill us herself. It’s not like she wouldn’t do it. She already had no problem getting the rest of the townspeople killed. God I wish this nightmare will end and that I will be forgiven for my sins.
- Mary Warren
This is a very good diary entry! It felt like I was reading straight out of the crucible. I really liked how you discussed that Abigail would have been willing to kill others herself if it meant preserving herself. This is an interesting point I didn't think about.
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