Fear often leads people to make rash, harmful mistakes. This emotion is to be afraid of (someone or something) likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening. The Crucible is based on the Salem witch trials of 1692. A bunch of girls claim they are corrupted by the devil and accused many of witchcraft to get out of trouble because they were caught dancing in the forest by a fire which is forbidden. Fear is the reason why the village of Salem dealt with the witchcraft incidents so badly. Throughout the trials of the people living in Salem no evidence was found to convict anyone of witchcraft. Instead the word of a group of young girls was taken as the truth. As the play develops, Miller shows us how fear increases and destroys the community. Abigail Williams was one of the main accusers in the Salem Witch trials. She is the 11-year-old niece of Reverend Samuel Parris who was one of the girls caught dancing dancing naked in the forest with animal blood and a cauldron. People who do things like this in there village are labeled witches and killed. So Abigail is pretty scared from the beginning, and starts the finger pointing to defend herself starting this witch trial. She is in love with a man in her village named John Proctor, realizing she will never have him due to his love for his …show more content…
He is respected by many people who live in his village. But he had a past affair with his servant Abigail Williams. His wife, Elizabeth is very forgiving of his sin, but John has his mind set that he will not confess to anyone else, in fear of ruining his good name and reputation. He also fears that his wife will be hanged due to the accusations Abigail has made about her in the court of being a witch. John would rather die knowing that he did not give in, and that he stood up for what he knew to be true. He was a man of pride, and has the qualities of honesty, and