If she were to tell the truth about the poppet in court, she would “charge murder on Abigail,” by revealing how she attempted to kill Elizabeth Proctor. In turn, Abigail would kill Mary Warren. Without Mary Warren’s confession, the town will continue to believe Abigail’s claims that the Devil is in Salem, allowing even more accusations to arise. In addition, Elizabeth Proctor, along with the thirty nine other innocent people accused, will be hanged or jailed. Despite these consequences, Mary Warren is more concerned with preserving her own safety than with telling the truth for the greater good of the town. Mary Warren’s actions reveal how one’s selfish efforts to protect themselves from harm or death can have much larger repercussions. However, this does not ensure one will act for the benefit of the whole but rather for their own safety, as Mary Warren’s refusal to confess will result in the deaths of innocent people and the continuation of mass