ABIGAIL, with a bitter anger: Oh, I marvel how such a strong man may let such a sickly wife be- PROCTOR, angered-at himself as well: You'll speak nothin' of Elizabeth! ABIGAIL: She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her! Let her turn you like a- PROCTOR, shaking her: Do you look for whippin'? How does this interaction between Abigail and Proctor develop later events? Elizabeth accuses Proctor of adultery out of anger. Abigail accuses Proctor of adultery out of fear. Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft out of jealousy. Proctor accuses Abigail of witchcraft out of revenge.
Abigail shows her anger in the courtroom. She is rude and even sinister in her actions. She realizes innocent people will hang and she shows no remorse.
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