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Abigail: "Oh, I marvel how such a strong man may let such a sickly wife be-" (Miller 23).
- This quotation refers back to the beginning of the play when Parris questions Abigail: "is there any other cause than you have told me, for your being discharged from Goody Proctor's service?" (12). Abigail claims that Goody simply hates her but after finding out that Abigail had sexual relations with John Proctor, it all began to make sense.


Proctor: "There are many others who stay away from church these days because you hardly ever mention God any more" (29).
- Thus far, throughout the play we have seen Reverend Parris be completely against the idea of witchcraft, stating that it's completely against the Lord and such activity does not take place in his abode. Also, other members of the community seem to accept the idea of witchcraft although not supporting it. With this quotation, John Proctor is telling Reverend Parris that the disbelief in God and the sudden talk about witchcraft was a result of the lack of mentioning God in church.


Is the sudden use of witchcraft the result of the feud between Proctor, Putnam, and Parris?

Is Abigail using witchcraft with the intentions of getting back at Proctor?