ABIGAIL: Oh, I marvel how such a strong man may let such a sickly wife be – .
PROCTOR: You’ll speak nothin’ of Elizabeth!
ABIGAIL: She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her!
– Arthur Miller
The Crucible, Act 1. Abigail is deeply jealous of John Proctor’s wife Elizabeth. This is borne out by her name-calling of Elizabeth in this conversation with John. Resentful that Elizabeth is his wife instead of her, Abigail accuses Elizabeth of spreading lies about her and sullying her name in the village. John defends his wife