Abigail likes to stir up trouble. Obviously this scene
reveals that they actually had an inappropriate relationship together in the past. These
types of relationships elicit a certain amount of trust, even beyond the actually term
of the relationship. However, when Abigail says,
"We were dancing in the woods last night, and my
uncle leapt in on us. She took fright is
all,"
she is trying to
downplay what actually occured in the woods. The girls were actually trying to conjure
up spirits. Abigail tries to make it seem like it was just a little bit of fun, but the
entire truth doesn't come out between Abigail and Proctor at that moment. In fact, she
changes the subject back to their relationship.
Later in
the act more pieces of truth come out from other girls and are revealed to the reading
audience. The townspeople do not have all of the information we
do.
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