Great authors are capable of using words to shine light upon problems and missed details that may be important. Orwell uses Animal Farm to teach readers about the problems that arise from government oppression. Similarly, Miller teaches the audience about the pitfalls of pressure. In the play The Crucible, author Arthur Miller uses 2.2 to illuminate Abigail’s insanity and Proctor’s goodness. These details help to give the audience insight and answer questions that may plague them. Abigail goes beyond manipulativeness, and enters the realm of insanity. Under the belief that the town is full of witches, Abby is certain she is being attacked due to her holiness. She tries to convince Proctor of this and tells him, “Why, look at my leg. I’m holes all over from their damned needles and pins. The jab your wife gave me’s not healed yet y’know” (Miller 140). From the start, the audience can see that something isn't right. As young woman in a strictly religious and conservative community, she breaks a moral code of the town by showing off a relatively large amount of skin to a man that she is not wed to. Abigail's passionate belief that her townspeople are …show more content…
When he is speaking to Abby in the woods on a dark night, Proctor warns her, “I come to tell you, Abby, what I will do tomorrow in the court. I would not take you by surprise, but give you all good time to think on what to do to save yourself” (Miller 142). Proctor holds the power to ruin them both, but gives her the option to lie so she doesn't have to. In doing so there is the possibility of saving Elizabeth and not staining both of their names, but requires Abigail’s help. It is difficult to talk to her, demonstrating the strength of Proctor’s will, but he gives Abigail an advanced notice to prepare what she has to say. Through his deep emotions for his wife, the audience has no doubt of the love and strength held in John Proctor’s