John Proctor And Abigail Williams In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller, in The Crucible, was a play that took place in 1692, about the Salem Witch Trials. Abigail Williams lust towards the girls, and john Proctor, are some of the contributing factors of the witch trials in Salem Massachusetts. Abigail is a malicious and spiteful gal who always wants her way, no matter what or who she puts in danger. Throughout the play, her allegations and lies cause many people pain and sorrow, but if it wasn’t John Proctor, she didn’t care whose life it was that she was putting in risk. Abbigail had an affair with proctor seven months before the the play even began. John Proctor and Elizabeth, his wife, used to employ Abigail, till Elizabeth found out the affair and immediately got rid of her. Although John told

Before the play began, Abigail tried to kill Elizabeth with a curse, thinking that if Elizabeth were dead, John would then marry her. Abigail even accused Elizabeth of witchcraft later on. She saw Marry Warren, the Proctor's servant, making a poppet and she saw her put a needle into it, and Abigail used that for her complaint against her. Abbigail stabbed herself with the needle, and accused Elizabeth’s soul for stabbing her. Although Abigail claimed she loved John, she may have just loved the alertness and devotion he gave her. John did seem to care for her more than anyone else ever has. When Abigail was an infant, she witnessed her parents' violent murders. "I saw Indians smash my dear parent's heads on the pillow next to mine..." (page 20) After her disturbing experience, she was raised by her uncle, Reverend Parris, who can be described as somewhat of a criminal. In the play, it stated, "He (Parris) was a widower with no interest in children, or talent with them." (Page 3) Parris thought of kids being older than they are, and should be “thankful for being permitted to walk straight, eyes slightly lowered, arms at the sides, and mouths shut until bidden to

Abigail was raised to be dishonest and two-faced, lacking reliability. On account of the anxiety for her life, Abigail began to blame the townspeople of witchcraft. After she and the other girls were discovered in the forest dancing naked, she knew that they would possibly be hung. Abigail claimed that they were bewitched, and began to name names of those who were 'with the devil'. She was only trying to protect herself at this point. When John forced Mary Warren to tell the truth about the lies that she, Abigail, and the rest of the girls were telling, Abigail announced her innocence and then began to blame Mary of being a witch. She said she saw Mary's soul in the form of a bird. "But God made my face; you cannot want to tear my face. Envy is a deadly sin, Mary." (Page 115) Abigail dreaded for her life so much that she secured it even when John was accused of witchcraft and was sentenced to be hung. Although she loved him, she did everything she could to stay alive. In conclusion, Abigail Williams was the cause of the witch