John Proctor's Irony In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

John Proctor's Irony is crazy. Danforth learns that the girls danced in the woods. Hathorne questions Mary Warren and asks her to pretend to faint. When she cannot, he insists that she is lying now she cannot faint as she claims to have done before. Danforth asks Abigail if she could have imagined the spirits. Abigail denies such a possibility. Suddenly the girl's claim that Mary Warren is sending out her spirit against them. Proctor calls Abigail a whore and says to the court about their affair. John then defends his wife Elizabeth by saying that she is incapable of lying. Danforth calls out Elizabeth. When she enters the room, no one will speak and she notices that Proctor and the girls have their backs to her, when Danforth asks Elizabeth why she dismissed Abigail, Elizabeth lies, concealing Proctor and Abigail's affair.Abigail and the girls again begin accusing Mary Warren, who recants again and claims

Proctor realizes that it is critical for Mary Warren to testify against Abigail before she loses herself to do so. In addition, time is critical at this point in the play individuals are being convicted continuously. Every conviction increases Abigail's authority and decreases the likelihood that the Court will say that someone accused. Proctor knows that Mary Warren is unsure about testifying directly against Abigail, Just as Danforth appears to favor Abigail's claim that Mary Warren is lying, Proctor informs him that Parris caught Abigail and the others dancing in the woods, This information, coupled with the fact that Parris discovered them, profoundly affects Danforth. Now Danforth views Abigail differently, and is more inclined to believe Proctor. Danforth's sympathy shifts again to Abigail during Hathorne's cross-examination of Mary Warren. Hathorne makes a legitimate request when he asks Mary Warren to repeat her fainting performance. If she pretended to faint the first time, then she should be able to do it