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"witchcraft"
Betty isn't wakeing up from danceing in the woods -
victim
rumors has gone saying that betty is a victim of witchcraft -
Arrested
Giles and Francis rush into Proctor’s home crying that their wives have been arrested Rebecca is charged with the supernatural murders of Mrs. Putnam’s babies. -
Doll
Elizabeth owns a witchcraft doll -
Refused
Danforth asks if he will drop his condemnation of the court, but Proctor refuses. He submits a deposition signed by ninety-one land-owning farmers attesting to the good characters of Elizabeth, Martha, and Rebecca -
court
Danforth orders Proctor’s arrest against Hale’s vocal opposition. Hale denounces the proceedings and declares that he is quitting the court. -
Giles was killed
Elizabeth tells Proctor that almost one hundred people have confessed to witchcraft. She relates that Giles was killed by being pressed to death by large stones, though he never pleaded guilty or not guilty to the charges against him -
agrees
After wrestling with his conscience for a long time, Proctor agrees to confess -
witness
The men bring Rebecca to witness Proctor’s confession, hoping that she will follow his example -
signed
Proctor hesitates to sign the confession, saying that it is enough that the men have witnessed him admitting his alleged crimes. Under pressure, he signs his name but snatches the sheet from Danforth. Danforth demands the confession as proof to the village of Proctor’s witchcraft. Proctor refuses to allow him to nail the paper with his name on the church door and