By throwing them in jail and trying to make them serve the death penalty Abigail is seeking revenge on him for not loving her. John expressed to the court “Mark her! Now she’ll suck a scream to stab me with” (Miller 519). He claims Abigail is trying to hurt him by Proctor also informed the court “But it is a whore’s vengeance, and you must see it” (Miller 520). He is about to tell the court about the affair to show Abigail’s true colors, trying to convince the court that she’s trying to get back at him for him not loving