In the Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the main characters learn that religion can help them through the hard times in their life. The setting takes place in the town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The main character, John Proctor has an affair with a young maid named Abigail Williams. John Proctor is married to Elizabeth Proctor. Elizabeth finds out about the affair and fires Abigail. This starts a fire which consumes the Proctors and the town of Salem. This affair made the citizens of Salem rely on their religion to set their minds free from the sins they committed by not exposing their knowledge of the affair between John Proctor and Abigail Williams.
Elizabeth Proctor is a honest, kind and holy person. In the Crucible, Elizabeth is targeted by Abigail Williams over John Proctor. Elizabeth is shown throughout the acts as a good person. In act 4, for example, Elizabeth tells john she came to him not to forgive but to assure him that it is his soul not hers, she knows whatever he …show more content…
Abigail is known for her affair with John Proctor, after Elizabeth finds out and fires her. She tries to get revenge on Elizabeth Proctor by drinking chicken blood to charm and kill Elizabeth over John, Abigail is seen by Reverend Parris Abigail tells him that her and afue friends were only dancing. There was no witchcraft going on. Here, we learn that Abigail is a selfish and a liar. Also is act 1, Abigail blames Tituba and says that Tituba made her do witchcraft, and made her drink blood. Here in this scene, she sees it's easier to accuse people and not get punished than getting hung for her own actions. Finally, in act 1, Mercy, Mary Warren and Abigail are all in Betty's room. Mary Warren says she never did anything in the woods. Abigail tells them that if they peep a word of anything that happened that night, she will come to them in the dead of night and kill them. Here we see that abigail is a liar and is manipulative
Elizabeth Proctor is a honest, kind and holy person. In the Crucible, Elizabeth is targeted by Abigail Williams over John Proctor. Elizabeth is shown throughout the acts as a good person. In act 4, for example, Elizabeth tells john she came to him not to forgive but to assure him that it is his soul not hers, she knows whatever he …show more content…
Abigail is known for her affair with John Proctor, after Elizabeth finds out and fires her. She tries to get revenge on Elizabeth Proctor by drinking chicken blood to charm and kill Elizabeth over John, Abigail is seen by Reverend Parris Abigail tells him that her and afue friends were only dancing. There was no witchcraft going on. Here, we learn that Abigail is a selfish and a liar. Also is act 1, Abigail blames Tituba and says that Tituba made her do witchcraft, and made her drink blood. Here in this scene, she sees it's easier to accuse people and not get punished than getting hung for her own actions. Finally, in act 1, Mercy, Mary Warren and Abigail are all in Betty's room. Mary Warren says she never did anything in the woods. Abigail tells them that if they peep a word of anything that happened that night, she will come to them in the dead of night and kill them. Here we see that abigail is a liar and is manipulative