Act IRev. Parris prays for his daughter Betty who is unconscious in her bed. Conversations between Parris, his niece Abigail Williams, and between several girls reveal that they, including Abigail and Betty, were engaged in occultist activities in a nearby forest, apparently led by Tituba, Parris' slave from Barbados. Seeing them, Parris jumped out of a bush, surprising them. Betty quickly passed out and has not yet recovered. The locals don't know exactly what the girls were doing, but there are rumors of witchcraft. John Proctor enters the room in which Betty is lying and Abigail, otherwise alone, attempts to seduce him. This doesn't work, but it is revealed that Abigail and Proctor had a previous affair and that Abigail still has feelings for him. Reverend John Hale is summoned from Beverly to care for Betty and research the incident. He claims to be an expert in occult phenomena and is eager to use his acquired knowledge. He questions Abigail, who accuses Tituba of being a witch. Tituba, fearing being hanged and threatened with beatings, professes her faith in God and accuses good wives Sarah Good and Osbourn of witchcraft. Betty, who has now awakened, claims to have been bewitched and also professes her faith in God. Betty and Abigail sing a list of people they claim to have seen with the Devil.[edit] Act IIElizabeth questions Proctor about whether he is late for dinner because of a visit to Salem. She tells him that their housekeeper, Mary Warren, is there all day. Having forbidden Mary from going to Salem, Proctor becomes angry, but Elizabeth explains that Mary has been made an official of the court. Elizabeth tells Proctor that he must reveal that Abigail is a fake. He states ... middle of paper ... reveals that Abigail and Mercy Lewis (one of the "afflicted" girls) stole 31 pounds (about half of his annual salary) and boarded a ship in at night. Hale enters, now a broken man who spends all his time with the prisoners, praying with them and advising the prisoners to confess their witchcraft so that they can live. The authorities send Elizabeth to John, telling him to try to convince Proctor to confess that she is a witch. When Proctor and Elizabeth are alone, she forgives him and reaffirms their love. John chooses to confess in exchange for his life and calls Hathorne, who is almost delighted to hear such news. Proctor signs the confession, then tears it up upon realizing that Danforth is going to nail the signed confession to the church (which Proctor fears will ruin his name and that of the other Salemites). Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are taken to the gallows to be hanged..