Mercy Lewis was born in Falmouth, Maine. She was orphaned at a young age from Indian attacks, which prompted her to become a servant. She was first a servant for Reverend George Burroughs and then later was a servant in Thomas Putnam’s household in 1675. She is also one of the featured characters in Arthur Miller's play and later film The Crucible. She played a crucial role during the accusations of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692.
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“No ceremony that to great ones longs,
Not the kings crown, nor the deputed sword,
The marshals truncheon, nor the judges robe,
Become them with one half so good a grace
As mercy does.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)