The Crucible Abigail And Elizabeth Character Analysis

The Roles of Abigail and Elizabeth in The Crucible The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a story based on the witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. There are two leading female roles in the book which are Abigail Williams who is the antagonist and Elizabeth Proctor who is the protagonist. Both roles define the meaning of the play. Although they are alike in the fact they both love John Proctor, their relationship with him differ. Elizabeth is honest and selfless while Abigail is a selfish liar. Abigail and Elizabeth both have a loving relationship with John Proctor. John is Elizabeth’s husband that cheated on her with Abigail who is in love with John although he wants nothing else to do with her. Elizabeth knows he had an affair with

Abigail lies about everything to get what she wants. She reported several innocent people of witchcraft. She lied about dancing in the forest and drinking blood as a charm to kill Elizabeth. Abigail also lied in court and could be considered a murderer. She gave Tituba, who is the proctor’s servant; a doll with a pin in the stomach to give to Elizabeth then later fell out of her chair at dinner with a pin in her stomach and blamed that Elizabeth used her doll to hurt her. She also lied to John and said that Elizabeth was spreading rumors about her around the village in act one when she said, “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!” She also lied on Tituba in act one when she said, “She sends her spirit on me in church; she makes me laugh at prayer!” and “She comes to me to me every night to go and drink blood!.” Abigail saying that Tituba corrupts her was why they accused her of witchcraft. These lies laid the foundation for the corruption of justice in Salem. In contrast, the only lie Elizabeth ever told was in the court when she said that John did not have an affair with Abigail. In addition to their honesty they have different perspectives when it comes to how they treat others in their