Act 3

And I thought it couldn’t get any worse, but it certainly has. I am currently in jail now. I’m tired of this. I declared in court that the devil is everyone who won’t bring men out of ignorance. I don’t understand how the people in this stupid town still don’t see people are being convicted for no reason at all. This is all Abigail’s doing. And I wouldn’t have even been involved if I hadn’t given into her temptations. If I would have remained loyal to my wonderful wife she would not be in jail and neither would I.

                It pains me to recall today enough to even write it down. Elizabeth is now pregnant so she is safe for at least another year. I confessed to sleeping with Abigail. I called her a whore. But I also said that Elizabeth could never tell a lie and then she lied about not knowing about my affair. Now I further convicted her and I convicted myself. It’s really Abigail. She has so much power over Salem. She even got Mary Warren to turn on me. She is relentless. Mary admitted to convicting people knowing that they would be killed by pretending to see evil.

                And now I had murdered my name is the town. Everyone knows about Abigail and I now, but at least I feel slightly more resolved. Still guilty, but more resolved with myself. I pray that god will help me and Elizabeth and the other people in prison. I refuse to confess to a crime I didn’t commit. There is nothing to do about Danforth. How can you get rid of an insane judge who accepts little girls screaming about imaginary birds as sufficient evidence to hang a person? Maybe he just refuses to admit it, but he is so stubborn. He accused me of trying to go against the court. He said the same about Giles and refused to let him share his evidence.

                Danforth decided that a person should not be angry or not want to go to court and that they must be trying to hide something and therefore be guilty of witchcraft. There is zero logic here.