Up until this point, the author has portrayed Abigail as almost an omnipotent being with the ability to manipulate Salem into jailing/hanging whoever she wishes. Her ability to manipulate the entire town makes her seem like a genius that was out to prove the faults in their court system. But with the admission of her solely wishing for Goody Proctor to be removed from the scene, it makes her seem more obsessed than intelligent. While it may clear the air admits all of the chaos, it shatters all previous respect for Abigail and blatantly removes all curiosity or imagination in the viewers minds’. It makes the play boring even as we find out all of the answers relatively quickly into the play. This is why I believe the scene was dropped, it simply makes the play much less interesting and puts Abigail in a