Abigail is a prime example of crying “witch” in order to gain something. …show more content…
When Mary tries to correct her wrong-doings by telling the court the truth, Abigail makes John's plan backfire by stating that Mary is the devilish yellow bird. The girls only did that because abigail was still in love with John Proctor. She didn’t want Mary Warren to be with John any more, that’s why all the girls went to the forest. Since she couldn’t have him all to herself she decided to pretend that the devil was in her; just so he could feel bad for