“The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost.” (M. Scott Peck). In the Crucible, this quote expresses the characters that portray the play. As shown in the Crucible text, Abigail Williams is a liar, corrupted, and lustful woman. On the contrast, Elizabeth Proctor is a honest, kind, and loyal woman. Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor both had different personalities. They were the literal definition of ‘fire and ice’, and ‘complete opposites’. “Mr. Danforth, he’s lying!” Whenever Abigail says this, she is the one lying herself. On the other hand, whenever Elizabeth Proctor was talking to her husband John, she tells him: “I think you must go to Salem, John. I think so. You must tell them it is fraud.” John and her know that Abigail is lying in the court, and she wants him to go to Salm, talk to Cheever and tell him it is fraud. The different between the two is that Elizabeth is very truthful, honest, and pure. On the other hand, Abigail is a liar, two-faced, and untrusting. “And
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Elizabeth did everything for John; cook him dinner, take up for him, and had faith in him when no one else had faith in him. She would give up her life for her husband, despite the act of lechery he committed with Abigail. When she was brought to court, she lied to protect her husband’s good name. “My husband is a good man sir. . .” She pleaded, when they were beginning to gain suspicion on John. Abigail dwells on a promise that she and Proctor would get together based from the promise they made in the bed. Abigail only cared about how they acted in the bed, proven by this quote: “I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near. .
Elizabeth did everything for John; cook him dinner, take up for him, and had faith in him when no one else had faith in him. She would give up her life for her husband, despite the act of lechery he committed with Abigail. When she was brought to court, she lied to protect her husband’s good name. “My husband is a good man sir. . .” She pleaded, when they were beginning to gain suspicion on John. Abigail dwells on a promise that she and Proctor would get together based from the promise they made in the bed. Abigail only cared about how they acted in the bed, proven by this quote: “I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near. .