During the play, persecution was punishment for pursuing vengeance. Abigail stabs herself in the stomach with a needle and blames it on the spirit of goody proctor which led to goody proctor’s hanging. Cheever and Herrick show up at proctor’s house and inspects a poppet made by Mary Warren where they find a needle. “Herrick, Herrick, it’s a needle” (Miller 176). This quote is important because it shows Abigail’s devotion to proctor. Giles Corey accuses Putnam of telling his daughter Ruth to accuse his neighbor George Jacobs of witchery to take his land. Giles wanted vengeance for the hanging of George Jacobs but ended up pressed for not telling who told him about Putnam. Vengeance is often not positive or supported, Abigail and Giles both took
