Abigail Williams is quite the devious character portrayed in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. She is seen doing wrong things and committing crimes, whether intentional or not, throughout the entire play. One crime she is guilty of throughout the play is murder in the second degree. According to Justia, Murder in the second degree is defined as an intentional killing that was not premeditated (Justia). Abigail’s careless accusations, and many other people inspired by her, of many people committing witchcraft sends them to jail in which ultimately they are hanged. This makes her guilty of committing murder in the second degree. Some may believe that it is a stretch to refer to this as murder in the second degree, however her decisions are what caused many to lose their lives. Abigail’s murders in the second degree begin at the end of act one. After watching the grilling interrogation of Tituba, Abigail seems to be inspired by Tituba’s accusation of Sarah Good and Sarah Osburn. She does so by proclaiming “I want the light of God…I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody …show more content…
It is discovered earlier in the play that Abigail and John Proctor had an affair while she worked under him. She still remains to be in love with him although he has lost all feelings and decides to stay loyal to his wife. This leads to Abigail wanting to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor and she is willing to do anything to do so. In act two after Hale visits the Proctor home to question their relationship with God, Cheever walks in with a warrant for Elizabeth’s arrest. After John asks who charged his wife with witchcraft, Cheever responds with “Why, Abigail Williams charge her”(Miller). With Abigail accusing Elizabeth of witchcraft knowing the consequences of those who are decided as guilty and wanting to get rid of Elizabeth, it shows that she wanted Elizabeth to be convicted and