As meekly as a maid is a simile. a simile has like or as to describe someone or something
eg: she was as cold as ice
The affair is the main reason why the witch-hunt began abigail very much wanted to be with John Proctor. However girls were to remain pure certainly, adultery was forbidden but for a young girl to have an affair with a married man would have been the most horrible crime of all. The punishment would be probably death for she has broken a rule that was very much important.
Answer: Whom
The mail carrier delivers the mail to whom it is addressed.
