First, when Abigail Williams panics and blames Tituba, the other girls involved in the woods follow her, shouting the names of various townspeople. These people are then arrested and tried, in the presence of their accusers. Some refuse to confess to witchcraft, bravely more concerned with how they see themselves than how the world is going. Additionally, Abigail and her group resort to being possessed and tormented by a demon sent by the person who doesn't admit it, forcing some to the point where they end up lying and saying they've been dealing with the Devil. In one case, Abigail claims she was stabbed when Mary-Warren stuck a needle in the doll she made, and Mary is helpless when it comes to defending herself. Hale states, “Abigail was stabbed tonight; a needle was found stuck in her belly” (Miller 72). Whether life-saving or life-threatening, lie after lie is told, making the situation increasingly ridiculous, yet deadly, as lives are taken away due to fraud. For example, in court, John Proctor attempts to prove that Abigail is lying about everything. He does this by revealing that he was sexually intimate with her in the past. The court doesn't think he can prove it, so he calls Elizabeth, his wife, to vouch for him. John says, “In your life, sir, you never lied… to my wife