<em>Answer:</em>
<em>We see that the relationship between Elizabeth and John Proctor is strained because of the affair he had with Abigail
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<em>Proctor learns that the witch trials are in full force: Abigail is the head accuser and fourteen people are in jail
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<em>Elizabeth wants Proctor to tell what he knows and cannot understand why he hesitates to do so
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<em>Proctor knows he should tell, but he has to admit that he was alone with Abigail when she told him they were all just faking this to avoid getting in trouble
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<em>Proctor's failure to tell Elizabeth that he was alone with Abigail causes more discussion about sins that have already been committed and forgiven
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<em>Mary Warren arrives home, hands Elizabeth a "poppet" (doll), and is distraught that thirty-nine women are now in prison, accused of witchcraft
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<em>Mary reveals that Sarah Good was imprisoned because she was unable to say the Ten Commandments
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<em>The Proctors do not want Mary to go back to court, and she blurts that today in court she saved Elizabeth's life </em>
<em>Mary cannot tell who accused Elizabeth, but Elizabeth says, </em>
<em>"She wants me dead, John, you know it!"
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<em>He does know it.
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<em>Hale arrives, uneasy about Rebecca Nurse's name being "mentioned" in court
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<em>Hale questions Proctor about his poor church attendance; Proctor tells him the truth
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<em>Hale asks Proctor to recite the Ten Commandments; he only forgets one--the one about adultery--and Elizabeth helps him
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<em>Proctor tells Hale Abigail is lying </em>
<em>Giles Corey and Francis Nurse arrive; their wives have been arrested. Hale is troubled.
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<em>Ezekiel Cheever...
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