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?

In this interaction, we can see that Abigail and Proctor are fighting. Abigail is angry. She claims that Elizabeth, Proctor's wife, is damaging her reputation and spreading lies about her. In this scene, we also find out that Abigail and Proctor had an affair some time ago, but that Proctor regrets it bitterly. On the other hand, Elizabeth wants to rekindle the passion, and is extremely jealous of the fact that Elizabeth is Proctor's wife. This interaction will develop later events because Abigail will try to get her revenge, while Proctor will continue to struggle with his secret and his regret.

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