This information, coupled with the fact that Parris discovered them, profoundly affects Danforth. Just as Danforth appears to favor Abigail's claim that Mary Warren is lying, Proctor informs him that Parris caught Abigail and the others dancing in the woods. Proctor knows that Mary Warren is unsure about testifying directly against Abigail. Every conviction increases Abigail's authority and decreases the likelihood that the Court will acquit someone accused. In addition, time is critical at this point in the play because individuals are being convicted continuously. Proctor realizes that it is critical for Mary Warren to testify against Abigail before she loses her courage to do so. Scene 3 is the most intense scene in the play because everything is revealed, and timing proves to be one of the most important factors. Hale denounces the proceedings and quits the court. Danforth asks Proctor if he is in league with the Devil, placing Proctor under arrest. When Danforth asks Elizabeth why she dismissed Abigail, Elizabeth lies, concealing Proctor and Abigail's affair.Ībigail and the girls again begin accusing Mary Warren, who recants again and claims that Proctor forced her to say that Abigail is lying. When she enters the room, no one will speak and she notices that Proctor and Abigail both have their backs to her. He then defends his wife Elizabeth by saying that she is incapable of lying. Proctor calls Abigail a whore and tells the court about their affair.
Suddenly Abigail and the other girls claim that Mary Warren is sending out her spirit against them. When she cannot, he insists that she is lying now because she cannot faint as she claims to have done before.ĭanforth asks Abigail if she could have imagined the spirits. Hathorne questions Mary Warren and asks her to pretend to faint.
She denies Mary Warren's charge that she is lying and that she falsely accused Elizabeth Proctor.ĭanforth learns that the girls danced in the woods. Danforth summons Abigail and three of the girls into the vestry room, where he questions Abigail.
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