Abigail will do anything to get what she wants. In Act 1 of The Crucible, we find out that Abigail's name isn't 'pure' and that she had an affair with John Proctor, a married man. During a discussion between the two, Abigail seemed a bit desperate and showed her desire for John more than he did. Proctor seemed like he didn't want anything to do with Abigail at the moment (at least not like she did), but she kept pleading and insulted his wife Elizabeth. Abigail despises Elizabeth and wishes to take her place as Proctor's wife.
Abigail goes to extremes to accomplish her goal by trying to kill Elizabeth with witchcraft. She wishes that no one find out about this and attempts to clear her name of any accusations and suspicion. In the beginning of the act, Abigail tells Parris to inform the people in the parlor that the witchcraft rumor is false and convinces him that she is pure (which is untrue). Abigail is a quick and clever thinker, managing everything well so no one will suspect her of anything.
Since Elizabeth didn't die, Abigail decides to blame random people of being with the devil. These people will be captured, questioned, and maybe even killed. I assume that she will accuse Elizabeth of being with the devil so that there could be a chance of her dying. I feel like Abigail had the entire situation planned out way ahead of time and had a backup in case things didn't work out like she would have liked.
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