It means to treat someone negatively or in a hostile manner usually because of race, political stance, or religion
Abigail feels empowered when Elizabeth is taken away to jail. Option A is correct.
Abigail in The Crucible, play written by Arthur miller, is an orphan and an unmarried girl. She occupies a low rung on the Puritan Salem social ladder (the only people below her are the slaves, like Tituba, and social outcasts).
Abigail is the least complex among the major characters. She is clearly the villain of the play.