Question

ABIGAIL, with a bitter anger: Oh, I marvel how such a strong man may let such a sickly wife be- PROCTOR, angered-at himself as well: You'll speak nothin' of Elizabeth! ABIGAIL: She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her! Let her turn you like a- PROCTOR, shaking her: Do you look for whippin'? How does this interaction between Abigail and Proctor develop later events?
Abigail accuses Proctor of adultery out of fear.Elizabeth accuses Proctor of adultery out of anger.Proctor accuses Abigail of witchcraft out of revenge.Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft out of jealousy.

Answer 1

Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft out of Jealousy

Answer 2

Answer: Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft out of jealousy.

Explanation: In "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, this interaction between Abigail and Proctor develops later events because Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft out of jealousy. John Proctor and Abigail had an affair before the play begins. Abigail is jealous of John Proctor standing for his wife and defending her. Out of this jealousy, Abigail Williams accuses John Proctor's wife, Elizabeth Proctor, of witchcraft.