In the midst of all this, though, Mary had actually retained some of the best aspects of her humanity: she was always affectionate to Isaac, whom she saved from being hanged.
Poised and dignified from the beginning, Mary is a natural-born leader, which was why she was chosen by the Essex Hive's elders to lead the Salem witches and to complete the Grand Rite.īefore she sold her soul to the Devil, she was a kind and compassionate woman, but after she became a witch, Mary described herself as having become darker -ruthless, cunning, and willing to go to any lengths to enact her revenge on the Puritans by completing the Grand Rite. Within two years of their marriage, she placed her husband under a spell, wanting revenge on the man that cost her everyone she loved ( The Red Rose and the Briar) and leaving her in control of Salem.
Some time afterward, she married George Sibley after the witches had secretly poisoned his previous wife. Believing John to be dead, she was manipulated by the witches into sacrificing her unborn child to the Devil, thus becoming a witch herself ( The Vow). Several months later, Mary discovered she was pregnant with John's baby. The night before he left Salem (after witnessing the branding of Isaac Walton), he made a vow to Mary that he would return for her within a year, splitting a silver coin giving one half to her as a symbol of his promise. However, he was later sent to join the militia to fight in the nine years war. Before the events of 1685, Mary embarked on a relationship with the young John Alden and the pair quickly fell in love. At some point in her childhood, her parents bought the slave girl Tituba, who Mary quickly developed a close relationship with, often treating her more like a sister than one of ownership ( The House of Pain). She never knew her mother and it is unknown whether or not her father was still alive by 1685. Or is she?" Early Lifeīorn and raised in Salem, Massachusetts, Mary is one of the firstborn in the new world. " Mary Sibley, Salem’s most powerful and ruthless witch, is the only person on earth with the power to destroy the Devil.
Regardless of whom she truly loves, her husband or John, Mary may well be bound by ties even deeper to someone – or something – else." No matter how tough she is, Alden nearly derails everything, causing long-dormant emotions to resurface with a dizzying vengeance. When John Alden returns, it turns her world upside down. Mary uses her position of power and influence not only to promote her personal ascension within Salem but to wreak revenge upon those whose hypocrisy and cruelty lead Mary to her current struggles. Both villainess and heroine – she is always the center of attention. " Beautiful, ruthless and vulnerable, Mary Sibley is Salem’s most powerful enchantress, with a deep secret and deeper desires that may threaten her position and strength.