In the play the Crucible by Arthur Miller there's a main problem between a girl name Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. This story is based around a man name John Proctor and how Abigail accuses Elizabeth Proctor for being a witch. This means that since Elizabeth is accused she can get executed and Abigail can have John Proctor.
Abigail is a selfish girl that is disliked by the village she lives in before the witch trials were even a thing. One day, she was caught with her and her friends and a slave named Tituba doing some type of ritual that looked like a witch ritual. From that incident, she claimed that her and her friends were possessed and could see the devil. Abigail wanted attention, and she got it when she said she was possessed, and lots of people around America were also scared about witches at that time. After they started getting the attention, that’s when Abigail got the idea of accusing Elizabeth so she could get John Proctor after Elizabeth was dead. After Abigail got people scared, 72 people were killed.
Elizabeth is a humble lady who is forgiving and known to never lie. …show more content…
He did everything he could and was able to get one of Abigail's friends, Mary Warren, to admit they were lying. However, when Abigail is under pressure she proves that she will turn on you quickly. In the courtroom when Mary Warren was telling the judge that they were faking their claim that they were getting possessed by the devil, Abigail and her friends claimed that a yellow bird was trying to get them that was sent by Mary Warren. John tried exposing Abigail saying Abigail wanted him and was trying to get Elizabeth dead because they had an affair. There was only one thing about that, they needed Elizabeth to admit that it was true because John told them that she never lies. But then she lied because she was under pressure and didn’t want John to go to
Abigail is a selfish girl that is disliked by the village she lives in before the witch trials were even a thing. One day, she was caught with her and her friends and a slave named Tituba doing some type of ritual that looked like a witch ritual. From that incident, she claimed that her and her friends were possessed and could see the devil. Abigail wanted attention, and she got it when she said she was possessed, and lots of people around America were also scared about witches at that time. After they started getting the attention, that’s when Abigail got the idea of accusing Elizabeth so she could get John Proctor after Elizabeth was dead. After Abigail got people scared, 72 people were killed.
Elizabeth is a humble lady who is forgiving and known to never lie. …show more content…
He did everything he could and was able to get one of Abigail's friends, Mary Warren, to admit they were lying. However, when Abigail is under pressure she proves that she will turn on you quickly. In the courtroom when Mary Warren was telling the judge that they were faking their claim that they were getting possessed by the devil, Abigail and her friends claimed that a yellow bird was trying to get them that was sent by Mary Warren. John tried exposing Abigail saying Abigail wanted him and was trying to get Elizabeth dead because they had an affair. There was only one thing about that, they needed Elizabeth to admit that it was true because John told them that she never lies. But then she lied because she was under pressure and didn’t want John to go to