![]() ![]() ![]() She admits that the poppet is her own and that Abigail saw her sewing it, and had even seen her store the needle inside. The problem is whether or not Mary Warren will testify against Abigail in open court. Scene 4 also provides Proctor with an opportunity to discredit Abigail and prove the falsity of her accusation against Elizabeth. The fact that Abigail willingly inflicts a stabbing wound upon herself demonstrates how far she will go to destroy Elizabeth and possess Proctor. Abigail has seen Mary Warren sewing the poppet in court and she knows that Mary Warren will give the doll to Elizabeth later. She is prepared to do anything to charge Elizabeth with witchcraft.Ībigail realizes that she can use Mary Warren as a tool to incriminate Elizabeth, and so she constructs a plot based upon deception and manipulation of Mary Warren. Abigail realizes that in order to have Elizabeth arrested, she will have to create tangible evidence for the court, because it dismissed her verbal accusation. At this point Abigail exercises all of the power she has gained from the beginning of the play. Proctor discovers that Mary Warren knows about his affair.Ībigail begins to execute her plan against Elizabeth in Scene 4. Mary Warren tells Proctor that she fears testifying against Abigail because Abigail and the others will turn against her. Proctor tells Mary Warren that she must testify in court against Abigail. The men still take Elizabeth into custody, and Hale, Corey, and Nurse leave. Mary Warren also states that Abigail saw her sewing because she sat next to Mary Warren. Mary Warren tells Hale that she made the doll in court that day and stored the needle inside the doll. Cheever says that Abigail was stabbed with a needle while eating at Parris' house, and Abigail accused Elizabeth's spirit of stabbing her. Cheever tells Proctor and Hale that Abigail has charged Elizabeth with attempted murder. ![]() Cheever discovers the poppet that Mary Warren made for Elizabeth, and he finds a needle inside the doll. Ezekiel Cheever and Marshal Herrick arrive at the Proctor house with a warrant for Elizabeth's arrest. ![]()
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