Relationship Between Abigail And Elizabeth In The Crucible

In act 4 of The Crucible Hale declares to Elizabeth, “Life, woman, life is God’s most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it” (Miller1326). This is very accurate; life is so precious and it goes by so fast. In the play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, many innocent people are falsely accused of witchcraft and their lives are taken away as a result. The Crucible shows that the Puritans are quick to judge and do not listen to their fellow townspeople during cases of life or death. People die because of unjust reasons, and the theme of unresolved conflicts between people can have tragic results is shown very strongly by Abigail Williams through her affair with John, her complications with Elizabeth, and the

Most of the problems between these two sprouted from Abigail and John’s affair. When Elizabeth finds out about the affair, she kicks Abigail out of her house. Abigail proclaims to John, “She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her! Let her turn you like a-“ (Miller 1247). Elizabeth is angry with Abigail and one can see Abigail’s jealousy toward Elizabeth. After Abigail says this to John, he turns her away and she starts to accuse innocent of witchcraft. Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft, after finding out about the accusation Elizabeth says to

One example of this is the conflict between Abigail and Tituba. When the girls are first found in the woods Betty becomes ill. Everybody begins to question the girls, especially Abigail. Abigail points to Tituba and shouts, “She made me do it! She made Betty do it!” (Miller 1260) She accuses the vulnerable Tituba as an easy way out. Abigail sees that everyone is pointing fingers at her, and she realizes she needs to get all of the attention off of her. She blames Tituba because she is from a different country, is a different race, and is lower in class. Among the accused is Sarah Good. Sarah Good goes to the Proctor household begging for food, when she does not receive it she mumbles something under her breath. Sarah claims she was just saying her commandments. When talking about Sarah Good Mary Warren says, “So many time, Mr. Proctor, she come to this very door, beggin’ bread and a cup of cider –and mark this: whenever I turned her away empty, she mumbled” (Miller 1272). Just like Tituba, Sarah Good is easy to blame and is the easy way out. Sarah Good is homeless and is the person that nobody would miss. Because of these unresolved conflicts, Sarah Good and Tituba are unfortunately