"Forgive him, sir, for his old age. Peace, Giles, we'll prove it all now. He lifts up Mary's chin. You cannot weep, Mary. Remember the angel, what he say to the boy. Hold to it, now; there is your rock." (pg.98-99)

Explanation- With this quote Proctor is proving that he is trying to live an honest life. He asks Dansforth to forgive Giles (because of his outburst). And we see again, that he makes another biblical reference to calm Mary down. Even though he is going through all this turmoil, he stays true to his honesty and more importantly to God.

Question- Is Dansforth so naive, that he would believe that Mary Warren is a witch, just because Abigail said she was freezing all of a sudden? Wouldn't it be too much of a coincidence for it to work out for Abby that well?

Parris, instantly:" Excellency, since I come to Salem this man is blackening my name. He-"

Explanation- Parris is still trying to put all this blame away from the girls and onto Proctor. He is trying to prove to Dansforth that Proctor is the liar. This quote is similar to Abigail's quote when she said, "She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me!" (pg 23- 24) Here Mary is doing the same thing as Parris, she is trying to prove to Proctor that Goody Proctor is a liar, because she spread some deceptive rumors. Hence this quote is displaying a theme of Lying around the Proctor family. Even though Proctor has been trying to live an honest life.

Question- Is Parris worthy of being called a minister, even though he has stated that he dislikes Mr. Proctor?