Elizabeth's name has been brought up by Abigail as a witch, and Hale wants the Proctors to look like they are religious, upstanding people. Why does Cheever come to the Proctor house? Cheever comes to arrest Elizabeth. Explain the significance of the needle in the "poppet. What does Proctor do to discredit her? Proctor, in his anger and desperation, grabs Abby and calls her a whore. He then confesses his sins to the court and admits to his affair with Abby and tells the court that his wife Elizabeth had set Abby out for being a harlot.
Why do golden candlesticks hurt John prayer? What is proctors response to Elizabeth's prodding? What is John Proctor's response to Elizabeth's prodding to go to Salem to tell that the girls are lying? He is reluctant to go. You just studied 14 terms! What did the paper that the 91 signed say? What paper did 91 people sign? They signed saying that Rebecca, Elizabeth and Martha were all good, upstanding God-loving citizens.
Cheever discovers the poppet that Mary Warren made for Elizabeth, and he finds a needle inside the doll. Cheever tells Proctor and Hale that Abigail has charged Elizabeth with attempted murder. Cheever says that Abigail was stabbed with a needle while eating at Parris' house, and Abigail accused Elizabeth's spirit of stabbing her. Mary Warren tells Hale that she made the doll in court that day and stored the needle inside the doll. Mary Warren also states that Abigail saw her sewing because she sat next to Mary Warren.
The men still take Elizabeth into custody, and Hale, Corey, and Nurse leave. Proctor tells Mary Warren that she must testify in court against Abigail. Cheever spies the doll Mary Warren gave her. He finds a needle inside it. Parris found a needle in her abdomen, and Abigail accused Elizabeth of witchcraft. Elizabeth brings Mary downstairs. Mary informs the inquisitors that she made the doll while in court and stuck the needle in it herself. As Elizabeth is led away, Proctor loses his temper and rips the warrant.
He asks Hale why the accuser is always considered innocent. Hale appears less and less certain of the accusations of witchcraft. Proctor tells Mary that she has to testify in court that she made the doll and put the needle in it. Mary declares that Abigail will kill her if she does and that Abigail would only charge him with lechery. Proctor is shocked that Abigail told Mary about the affair, but he demands that she testify anyway. Mary cries hysterically that she cannot. Abigail and her troop have achieved an extremely unusual level of power and authority for young, unmarried girls in a Puritan community.
They can destroy the lives of others with a mere accusation, and even the wealthy and influential are not safe. She invokes her own power as an official of the court, a power that Proctor cannot easily deny. He knows that he can bring down Abigail and end her reign of terror, but he fears for his good name if his hidden sin of adultery is revealed.
The pressing knowledge of his own guilt makes him feel judged, but Elizabeth is correct when she points out that the judge who pursues him so mercilessly is himself.
Proctor has a great loathing for hypocrisy, and, here, he judges his own hypocrisy no less harshly than that of others. With each arrest for witchcraft, Abigail gains credibility. Then her saintliness is done with. Cheever discovers the poppet that Mary Warren made for Elizabeth, and he finds a needle inside the doll.
His willingness to speak about witchcraft are personal in another way. Abigail is manipulative and dominant whereas Mary is easily persuaded, scared and lonely. Marry is naive and innocent.
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