George in 1766.Even having five sons to take care of and having a very powerful husband Mercy Otis Warren still found quiet time to read and even write some poetry herself. “For thou are more than life, and if our fate should set life and my love at strife, how could I then forget I love thee more than life. - Love Prayer by Mercy Otis Warren. She was inspired by the surrounding countryside, and her favorite themes were drawn from nature.In 1760’s since her husband and brother where getting involved in the conflict with Great Britain. Her brother James Otis opposed the Writs of Assistance and the Stamp Act. Mercy’s mind moved from poetry to politics. She held strong democratic convictions with men in her opinion that leaned in “aristocratical” direction. Mercy wrote her book based on the frequent meetings and discussions held at her house.Even though Mercy Otis Warren had probably never seen a play preformed on stage, she wrote a play called Poem Dramatic and Miscellaneous in 1790. She also wrote two political satires, The Adulator in 1773 and The Group in 1775. Although her plays posses no remarkable literary merit, they are striking testimony to the imagination and skill of a women who never traveled farther away from Plymouth than to Boston and Providence. (Bibliography 2)Later in the 1800’s both James and Mercy were accused by political conservation by having been sympathetic to Shay’s Rebellion of Western Massachusetts farmers, and even of having supported it. These accusations were probley and attempt to discredit her because of her spirited opposition to the ratification of the new constitution.All through the years Mercy Otis Warren contributed her thoughts to the government, wrote plays, and political satires. During all her work she was still a great mother to five sons and a wife, which in my opinion is a great influential figure to look up to and follow in her footsteps. ...
