1. In accusing Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft (and going so far as to plant false evidence against Elizabeth) Abigail is not angling to imprison Elizabeth Proctor. She is seeking to see her dead. The sentence for witchcraft is death, as discussed in the opening moments of the play. Abigail's role in the accusation against Elizabeth is related in Act II, when Mary Warren, Reverend Hale, and Cheever are all at the Proctor home and Elizabeth...
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