lie and claim that Tituba forced her to drink blood; that Tituba sends her spirit onto her at church and forces her to laugh during prayer; that Tituba compels her to stand naked in the doorway. Abigail clearly gets nervous that she is going to be accused of some pretty big sins/crimes, so she blames one person who has even less power than she does. This is located on pages 43-44 (in my edition).

Abigail deflects blame onto Mary Warren in Act Three. She obviously fears that suspicion will alight on her as a result of Mary's new testimony. She begins to point and act afraid, speaking to a "yellow bird" that "want[s] to tear [her] face." She calls the bird "Mary" and speaks as though it could understand and respond; Abigail says to it that she "cannot stop [her] mouth; it's God's work" she is doing in the court. The ruse works, and Mary eventually turns on John Proctor, accusing him of witchcraft and declaring that she, herself, loves and wants to return to God. This begins on pages 114-115.

First, when Abigail fears that Mary Warren or Betty Parris, her cousin, will tell the truth about the charm she drank in the forest to "kill Goody Proctor,” she threatens to come to them in the middle of the night and kill them. She says, “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 reckoning that will shudder you.” She is obviously willing to go to very great lengths to protect herself, even so far as murdering her cousin.

Later, when Abigail is in court in Act Three, she even goes so far as to threaten Deputy Governor Danforth when she feels herself to be under suspicion after Mary Warren has accused the girls of lying. She says, “Let you beware, Mr. Danforth. Think you to be so mighty that the power of Hell may not turn your wits?” If this man believes that she’s been lying, then she will be charged with murder. Rather than allow that to happen, she intimidates him by pointing out his own potential weakness.

Further, Abigail begins to accuse Mary Warren of witchcraft when she perceives that Mary’s accusations are being taken seriously, knowing full well that her testimony would likely result in her former friend’s execution. First, she says that “A wind, a cold wind, has come.” Then, later, after John Proctor confesses his adulterous affair with Abigail, she steps it up and accuses Mary of sending her spirit out as a “yellow bird” who “want[s] to tear [her] face.” She only ceases the accusations when Mary exonerates the girls of any blame and turns on John Proctor.