er encounters with the devil and Parris believes her.In being the young woman that she is, Abigail creates the conflict between herself and John Proctor. It seems that he wants nothing more to do with her and this angers Abigail and she displays her hatred towards Elizabeth in saying, “Oh, I marvel how such a strong man may let such a sickly wife be-“(23) when she is interrupted by an infuriated Proctor saying, “You will speak nothing of Elizabeth!”(23). This conversation leads to the accusation of Elizabeth being a witch by Abigail and in turn leads to the deep hatred that John holds for Abigail.These disputes being 3 of several conflicts demonstrate how emotions are displayed in this play. Reverend Parris and Abigail, Abigail and Proctor, and Proctor and Parris express guilt, hatred, passion, resentment, hypocrisy and numerous other emotions, Miller uses conflicts aggressively and affectivity. ...
