Elizabeth was taken away after a warrant was issued for her arrest. A poppet was in their home with a needle stuck in it, and Abigail had suffered a similar "attack" at dinner that night.After Elizabeth is gone, Proctor roars at Mary that she will go to the court and tell them that she made the doll and put the pin in it because Abigail told her to.
Mary Warren is devastated and keeps denying that it is something she can do. She tries to scare Proctor off by telling him that Abigail will charge him with lechery if he pushes this, but Proctor is undeterred.
Mary insists that she cannot bear to go into court because she is afraid of the repercussions. She is worried what will happen to her if she testifies against Abigail, "I cannot, they will turn on me"(II, iv). Abigail has tremendous power over the girls at this point and Mary Warren knows it is dangerous to cross her.Mary Warren cannot stop her repeated protestations of "I cannot do it, I cannot!" (II, iv) as the act ends.
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