Mary Warren, utterly, confounded, and becoming overwhelmed by Abigail's-and the girls'-utter conviction, starts to whimper, hands half raised, powerless" (Miller 116). "and Mary, as though infected, opens her mouth and screams with them" (118)

I feel bad for Mary because she tries so hard to tell the truth and to do the right thing. But she just becomes so overwhelmed by the pressure Abigail put on her that she had to give in. Abigail's power over the court allows her to do this, and the situation is even more sad for Mary because of how she was so honest and she is being ruled by Abigail who got her power by lying.

Parris: "Excellency, I would postpone these hangin's for a time."

Danforth: "There will be no postponement." (127)

I cannot blame Danforth for making this statement. After all, if Danforth had postponed the hangins, it would have created mass speculation about whether the decisions he made were right or not. To Danforth, it did not matter whether his decisions were right or wrong, all that mattered was what was going on presently. The whole witch hunt is a very touchy issue, and it is most important for him to keep things flowing as smoothly as possible to avoid any problem.