At the beginning of the movie, Abby’s interaction with John Proctor behind the house is <em>kind</em> and it is noticeable that <em>they feel attracted to each other. </em>He also laughs at her mischief of accusing innocent people as if he would not be aware of <em>the impending danger</em> that the false accusations could represent to him. However, when John meets Abby in the woods, he is remarkably <em>angry</em> due to the scope that Abby’s accusations have reached. He rejects her as she tries to seduce him and threatens Abby to stop the accusations. At the end of the scene, John is evidently <em>worried</em> at the possibility of having his wife accused of witchcraft by Abby, as an act of revenge against John.
We know from the explanation that Midas ended up hurting people with his golden touch. The allusion most likely points to the fact that aunt Glenda does the same.
