What Role Does Abigail Williams Play In The Crucible

In the Puritan New England town of Salem, many people are trying to keep a good reputation and their names out of witchcraft. A group of girls go dancing in the forest with a slave named Tituba. While dancing, they are caught by the minister, Reverend Parris. One of the girls, Parris’s daughter Betty, falls into a coma but no one is sure if shes in a coma or this is caused by witchcraft. A crowd gathers in the Parris home while rumors of witchcraft go around town. Parris gets Reverend Hale, who is an expert on witchcraft, Parris questions Abigail Williams, the girls leader, about the events that took place in the forest. Abigail, who is Parris’s niece and ward, admits to doing nothing beyond “dancing.” Abigail doesn't want anyone to know

Abigail played a major role in the Salem Witch trials as one of the prominent accusers. Ever since Abigail's brief affair with John Proctor, she's been out to get his wife, Elizabeth. She convinced Tituba to put a curse on Elizabeth, hoping to get rid of her and take her place at John's side. She was the servant for the Proctors, but Elizabeth had found out about the affair between Abigail and John and had fired her. Abigail wants to keep her reputation well, shes the who encouraged witchcraft in the first place. She goes around accusing everybody but herself to keep herself from being hanged. Abigail's main skill is finding people's flaws, their weaknesses, their prejudices and manipulating them to her

Around town, his name had honor and integrity. He took pleasure in exposing hypocrisy and was respected for it. Most importantly, John Proctor respected himself. But John made the mistake of committing adultery with Abby. To make things worse, it was also lechery, as Proctor was in his forties and Abigail was just seventeen. All it took was one mistake to destroy John's most prized possession: his self-respect. This is why Johns reputation means a lot to him. He confessed to witchcraft and he must sign his name on a paper for proof to be hung on the church door. Proctor does not want to do that because he’s respected. He rather be hung than to confess.

Lastly, there is Elizabeth Proctor. Elizabeth has good qualities but are also bad qualities. She is a straightforward women but is very fishy throughout the play knowing about the affair with John and Abigail. The only sin we see her commit is when she lies in court, saying that John and Abigail's affair never happened. This is the only time she's ever lied. Unfortunately, it's really bad timing. Though she lies to protect her husband, it actually ends up getting him in more trouble. Her reputation is her being a straight forward women. But she lied and lost her reputation and gained the reputation of a