Elizabeth Proctor And Greed In The Crucible

The dark forces where greed, lying and wanted people dead. The main girl that wanted people or a person dead was Abigail Williams. She wanted Elizabeth Proctor dead so she will be John Proctors wife. John and Abby had an affair and Abby wanted Proctor to be with her for the rest of her life. So Abby went with Tituba and all the other girls to the woods where they danced and was making a love charm for whoever they loved. After that they did not want to get caught so they lied to the people in Salem and this is what started the witch trials. Everyone in Salem was believing them that there was a devil and whoever the devil was with they were accused of being a witch. Judge Danforth was making the people who was accused being hanged unless they …show more content…
John knew that the girls were lying and all they wanted was greed. Everyone in Salem did not want witches in their town because the “devil” was in their town. Abby only wanted proctor to be her husband and she did that by accusing her of witchcraft. The people of Salem did not know that the girls were lying to them. In the bible it is forbidden to lie. Mary was the one who told everything to the court and proctor till they went to a pond. Mary called John the “devils man” meaning he worked with the devil. Mary accused John for working with the devil. When Mary accused John, Abby was shocked and did not want this for John. She only wanted Elizabeth dead so she could have John for herself. When Abby went to the cell to tell John they could run away with each other John refused and said that he would she her not on a boat but in hell. That means John did not want to ever see her again for what she had done. John had to sign a paper stating that he confessed to witchcraft and everyone needed to see it. John refused and just wanted his name. Mr. Hale knew the proctors side of the story and knew that they were innocent. John only wanted his name nothing more, nothing