When Mary Warren was speaking with judge Hathorne, Abigail williams was trying to get judge Hathorne to get Mary Warren executed by saying that she and the other girls in the courthouse( listening to the trials ) to say that they saw the devil in the corner of the courthouse and it was commanding the girls to say whatever Mary Warren was saying. Abigail wanted Mary to be executed because she feared that she would be the next person blamed for witchcraft. Mary only had one choice in order for her life to be saved and that was for her to blame witchcraft upon another soul, and that is what she did. Mary told judge Hathorne that John Proctor was involved in witchcraft. By doing so, it showed that Mary Warren was not a honest person and that she didn’t stand up for what she believed in.
When Giles Corey died, no one believed what Giles said before he died. No one at all believed in his honesty. Giles could have told a lie to dodge a bullet ( Well in this case a few stones ), but Giles chose to tell the truth and nothing but the truth to die as a honest man. He wanted to die with dignity and stand up for what he believed in and what was really true. By telling the truth, Giles solves his self vs. self conflict.
When Mary ran out of the