ACT IV, SCENE 2

After Tituba and Sarah have been removed, Danforth and
Hathorne come in, followed by their stolid assistant, Cheever. In
this brief scene we hear some troubling news. Reverend Hale
has returned after denouncing the court. Hathorne reports that
Reverend Parris seems to be losing his grip. And Cheever
explains about the cow:

In other words, Salem is falling apart. Almost everyone who
speaks from now on will do variations on this theme, building
an image of the community in total disintegration.

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