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I read Act Three of the Crucible and my personal reaction was that I liked how it ended. The authors intent was to show that nobody during that time could be trusted because the devil could take over anyone, even those accused to be deceived by the devil couldn't do anything to plead their innocence because lying to defend yourself could be a sign of the devil also. Act Three takes place in the Salem court house. Mr. Corey and Mr. Nurse came to disrupt the proceedings to try and convince the judges with evidence that the girls are lying. Judge Danforth is the lead judge in the trials and has no patience for them and dismisses them quickly. Than, John Proctor and Mary Warren showed up at the court to go against Abigail. Danforth questioned Mary and Proctor and decided to investigate the situation further. He called in Abigail and the girls and while examining Mary further, Parris tries to get Mary to demonstrate how she and the other girls would faint during trial but she couldn't faint. Abigail and the girl than started making accusations on Mary so they wouldn't be blamed, resulting with Mary Warren being accused. To attempt to break the power Abigail has of the judges, John admits to him having sex with Abigail, to show that Abigail is against him. The court didn't believe him and to see if John is telling the truth, the court called his wife Elizabeth in. John claims that Elizabeth never lies and so they asked Elizabeth but she denied the infidelity because she didn't know that John confessed to it, showing that Elizabeth indeed does lie. This results to Elizabeth being accused of lying and being in tact with the devil.