Mary crumbles under the peer pressure and returns to Abigail s side, accusing Proctor of being a witch. The girls pretend to be bewitched by Proctor. Proctor accuses Danforth of being afraid to reveal the truth. Dansforth acts more to keep the reputation of the court rather than for justice. Reverend Hale now sees the evil in the court and denounces the proceedings.
Proctor is arrested.
Act four begins in prison where Sarah Good and Tituba wait to be hanged. They have gone insane and believe that Satan will take them both to Barbados. There is rumors of an uprising in a nearby town due to similar witch trials. The townspeople are afraid of a similar riot in Salem. Hale and Parris are now terrified.