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. How do Abigail and the other girls respond to the dramatic testimony of John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, and Reverend Hale concerning his adultery? What does this incident reveal about their power?

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They leave the court, showing themselves shaken and haunted by Proctor's words. This shows the girls' power over society, showing themselves to be victims and creating problems for those who did not act according to their will.

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Abigail and the other girls did not want to be declared as liars, especially when they found out how easy it was to manipulate and get all citizens ready to obey their wishes. Abigail, in particular, found a form of power over the Proctors making them suffer for preventing her desire. For this reason, when Proctor assumes the adultery he had with her as a way to blame her and shows her as a liar, she leaves the court and pretends to be shaken, sad and victimized.

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