The Crucible made by Arthur Miller is a novel about the Salem witch trials. Many people were falsely accused of witchcraft and were hung for the accusations. There are many people to blame for these acts. The one to blame for all of the accusations is Abigail Williams. Abigail WIlliams is Reverend Parris’s daughter and was the leader of the all the girls who were caught in the forest for witchcraft. There are many reasons on why Abigail is to blame for these trials and deaths. Early on in the novel the group of girls get caught in the forest dancing by Reverend Parris which is prohibited in the town. Betty who is Reverend Parris’s daughter faints and does not wake. Parris then calls Reverend Hale who is a man who has studied witchcraft and