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In the beginning of the play Mary Warren is extremely concerned about her reputation. She knows tat she will be in a lot of trouble once the community finds out she was dancing in the woods. Mary Warren is indisputably and openly afraid at this part of the play.
At this point Mary is completely dishonest to Mr. Procter while attempting through body language to show her confidence in what she is stating. She does not appear to have any feelings of remorse this time. Mary is untruthful but her poise makes it appear like she even believes her deceptive statements.
Finally Mary Warren admits that she never saw spirits and that she was only pretending. She is experiencing a lot of remorse and is telling the truth in an attempt to save Mrs. Procter from hanging. However, she is still not completely telling the truth; Mary says she only thought she was spirits even though she knows that she never saw them because she does not want the Reverend to think she was lying.
Mary Warren's attempt to tell the truth backfires when the other girls accuse her of witchcraft. Now she has to return to her dishonest ways in order to avoid hanging as well. Accusing Mr. Procter of witchcraft is Mary's biggest lie; she know that Mrs. Procter, Mr. Procter, and herself are not witches but she accuses Mr. Procter anyway.
Now Mary Warren is acting as an accuser in the witch trials against Mr. and Mrs. Procter's wishes. She admits that she feels badly about the accusations that she has made; she genuinely feels remorseful. However, she claims that when the accused deny witchcraft she begins to remember all of the horrible things that person had done to her. Mary Warren probably does feel bad about what she is doing, however, she will not admit that she is lying because she is continuing to protect her secret in the woods.