Abigail begins the story in Act I by trying to manipulate
all of the girls into a defense of what they were doing in the forest. She
says:
Now look
you. All of you. We danced... And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the
edge of a word about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some
terrible night and I will bring a pointy rechoning that will shudder you. And you know I
can do it."
This demonstrates
the lengths Abigail will go to in order to achieve her purpose of remaining free from
blame for what Betty is going through.
Another example
occurs as John Proctor enters the scene. She tries to convince him that the two of them
should remain together:
I look for John Proctor that took me from my
sleep and put knowledge in my heart! I never knew what pretense Salem was... And now you
bid me tear the light out of my eyes? I will not, I cannot! You loved me, John Proctor,
and whatever sin it is, you love me yet! John, pity me, pity
me!
In this situation,
Abigail believes if she just insists on Proctor's participation, he'll give into her.
She also uses many gestures of affection.
Save vengence for
another question. We can only answer one at a time.
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