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=Act Two=

John and Elizabeth's servant has now gone to the trials and became the fourteenth person to be in jail. If the accused witches did not confess, they were sent to the gallows. Proctor continues to back up Elizabeth and tells everyone that Abigail has sworn that she and her friends were simply dancing around a fire. The information that Abagail had told Proctor could not be used in court since it had been said while they were alone in a room. Once Elizabeth found out that her husband had been talking to Abagail alone in a room suspicion began to surface and she had completely lost trust in her husband.

Elizabeth Proctor sings to the children, while John enters, carrying his gun. Elizabeth tells him that Mary Warren is there today; although Elizabeth tried to forbid her, Mary frightened her strength away. Proctor replies that her justice would freeze beer.

Proctor demands proof that Goody Osburn is a witch, and forbids Mary Warren to go to court. Mary claims that she saved Elizabeth's life today, for she was accused. Elizabeth realizes that Abigail wants her dead. Mr. Hale arrives at the house as Elizabeth and John argue over Abigail. Hale questions Proctor on his churchgoing habits, and Proctor claims that he prays at home and criticizes Parris for his wasteful spending habits in church. Hale also notes that only two of Proctor's children are baptized, and asks Proctor to state the Ten Commandments. Proctor tells Hale how Abigail told him that Parris discovered the girls sporting in the woods. Hale asks if Proctor will testify to this in court, and asks if he believes in witches. Cheever arrives to charge Elizabeth; he asks if there are any poppets in the house, but Elizabeth denies it. Hale insists that the court is just, but Proctor calls him a Pontius Pilate. Cheever takes Elizabeth away. Proctor demands that Mary Warren come to court with him and charge murder on Abigail. She warns Proctor that Abigail will charge him with lechery, but Proctor tells her that his wife will not die for him. Mary Warren sobs "I cannot, I cannot" as Proctor makes his demands.

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