To see how everything plays out and if Mary will tell the truth with the other children. Why does she lie? Why does he lie about the dancing in the woods? He keeps bringing stuff up and replaying stuff over and over again. He lies to protect himself and his reputation. He lies about seeing them naked. What point does Hawthorne make about Mary fainting? How does Danforth confuse Mary Warren?
They question her too much. What does Abigail do to befuddle Mary? She mocks her and says she sees a yellow bird and her and the girls scream and say they are freezing because Mary summoned a cold wind. What secret does Proctor reveal about himself and Abigail? Why does he reveal it? He tells the court he had an affair with her- and that she wants to still be with him.
Danforth arrests Giles for contempt of court. Danforth sends for Abigail and her troop of girls. Mary maintains her assertion that the girls are only pretending.
Hathorne asks her to pretend to faint for them. Under continued pressure, she falters and explains that she only thought she saw spirits. Danforth pressures Abigail to be truthful. Abigail shivers and the other girls follow suit. They accuse Mary of bewitching them with a cold wind. Proctor leaps at Abigail and calls her a whore. He confesses his affair with her and explains that Elizabeth fired her when she discovered it. He claims that Abigail wants Elizabeth to hang so that she can take her place in his home.
Danforth orders Abigail and Proctor to turn their backs, and he sends for Elizabeth, who is reputed by Proctor to be unfailingly honest. Danforth asks why she fired Abigail. Elizabeth glances at Proctor for a clue, but Danforth demands that she look only at him while she speaks. Elizabeth claims to have gotten the mistaken notion that Proctor fancied Abigail, so she lost her temper and fired the girl without just cause. As marshal, Herrick removes Elizabeth from the room.
Proctor cries out that he confessed his sin, but it is too late for Elizabeth to change her story. Hale begs Danforth to reconsider, stating that Abigail has always struck him as false.
Abigail and the girls begin screaming that Mary is sending her spirit at them. Mary pleads with them to stop, but the girls repeat her words verbatim.
The room erupts into a hectic frenzy of fear, excitement, and confusion. Mary seems to become infected with the hysteria of the other girls and starts screaming too. She accuses him of consorting with the devil and pressuring her to join him in his evil ways.
Hale denounces the proceedings and declares that he is quitting the court. He clearly expressed that fact that his integrity meant everything to him and a life without integrity was not a life worth living.
John Proctor did commit a terrible sin, but throughout the play he proves himself to being a good man. While a widespread hysteria hit Salem many people lost their sense of reality and would accuse anyone including innocent people for actions involving witchcraft and the devil, Just to help secure themselves from being accused of crime.
Even with the chaos John Proctor was able to keep his wits and found it more important to help save his family and the innocent people living in Salem, then save himself.
This bravery and his high sense of integrity grasped the attention of the plays audience. The play had its audience on the edges of their seats dying to know how John Proctor would face the situation he was in. His honesty, integrity, and loyalty made the audience care about him and respect his decision.
The protagonist John Proctor demonstrated it perfectly. He was a very brave man for making the ultimate sacrifice of giving his life for what was more important to him. This material is available only on Freebooksummary. We use cookies to give you the best experience possible.
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