Abigail Williams The Crucible

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“The Crucible” written by Arthur Miller takes place in the 1600’s. “The Crucible” is about the Salem witches. Abigail the niece of the towns Reverend convinced Salem that the devil is among them. Everyone in town is terrified of this so called witchcraft. John Proctor was an innocent who was executed for no reason, he wasn’t a witch. He just wanted to show how dumb the town was with the stories of being bewitched by a demon. Abigail Williams, niece of Reverend Samuel Parris’s is rumored in town that she is a witch. Abigail’s conflict is that she is accused of being possessed by the devil. Reverend Parris saw Betty his daughter dancing in the forest with Abigail and Tituba. He says he saw a frog jumping into the fire. Abigail denies that she

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