Proctor's+Controversial+Declaration

Since everyone in Salem is being accused for witchcraft, Giles Corey and John Proctor got a petiton from their friends in Salem to state that their wives are innocent. Danforth becomes supicious and decides to round up all the people on the petition for questioning. Giles also accuses of Mr. Putnam of using his daughter to blame other people of witchcraft so he can buy their land. Danforth demands to know where he heard this from and Giles refuses to tell. He is charged with contempt of court and gets thrown in prison. Proctor speaks up now and tells Mary to tell Danforth that all the girls and Abigail made this whole witchcraft stuff up and Abigail decides to act as if Mary sent out her spirit to attack Abigail and the girls. Mary confessing didn't seem to work so Proctor's last chance was to admit the affair he had with Abigail. They called Elizabeth Proctor in, not knowing Proctor confessed, was asked if Proctor was faithful to her and she said yes. By then Abigail broke Mary down and she turned against Proctor accusing him of making her do the work of the Devil and she runs into Abigail's arms. Proctor is now arrested and led to prison with Giles.

Proctor declairs that "God is dead" because there is no justice in the courtroom and your technally guilty till proven innocent. Basically everything that