Abigail is most at fault for the events that take place in The Crucible, as she has a childish desire to enact revenge upon Elizabeth and save her blackened name. Abigail is a 17 year old girl who, for her age, seems extremely clever and aware of how her low position in the town affects the amount of respect for others. After Elizabeth Proctor fires her as a servant, her position of power and respect barely exceeds that of Tituba. Therefore, Abby felt that she had to do something to gain more power and punish Elizabeth for blackening her name. Abby explains to John Proctor in Act 1 how she ‘knows’ that Proctor still loves her, and even though John clearly states he has barely given a thought to her since the affair, she presses on and demands
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Some many say that either Tituba or Mary Warren performs more actions in which causes the deaths in the play. Contradictory, both events that take place happen because they were either pressured to do so or blamed by Abigail. In Act 1, Tituba is the first one that is blamed by Abigail, leading to more and more accusations. Abigail points directly at Tituba and says “She made me do it! She made Betty do it” (Miller 43). This accusation puts Tituba on the defensive side and causes her to pass the blame on others in the hope that she will save herself. Therefore, the accusations wouldn’t have occurred in the first place if Abigail didn’t first accuse Tituba. Also, some people may say that Mary Warren is to blame for the deaths. Shehad the chance to out Abigail and prove how she made up the trials, but her testimony was heavily swayed by Abigail. For instance, when Danforth begins to doubt Abigail and her clique Abigail fabricates the story that Mary Warren sent out her spirit to kill her. “Danforth- ‘what is it, child?’ Abigail- ‘I - I know not. A wind, a cold wind, has come. Her eyes fall on Mary Warren” (Miller 108). Mary Warren didn’t get the chance to prove her innocence because Abigail pretended to see a bird. In conclusion, other characters had parts to play, but none so much as
Some many say that either Tituba or Mary Warren performs more actions in which causes the deaths in the play. Contradictory, both events that take place happen because they were either pressured to do so or blamed by Abigail. In Act 1, Tituba is the first one that is blamed by Abigail, leading to more and more accusations. Abigail points directly at Tituba and says “She made me do it! She made Betty do it” (Miller 43). This accusation puts Tituba on the defensive side and causes her to pass the blame on others in the hope that she will save herself. Therefore, the accusations wouldn’t have occurred in the first place if Abigail didn’t first accuse Tituba. Also, some people may say that Mary Warren is to blame for the deaths. Shehad the chance to out Abigail and prove how she made up the trials, but her testimony was heavily swayed by Abigail. For instance, when Danforth begins to doubt Abigail and her clique Abigail fabricates the story that Mary Warren sent out her spirit to kill her. “Danforth- ‘what is it, child?’ Abigail- ‘I - I know not. A wind, a cold wind, has come. Her eyes fall on Mary Warren” (Miller 108). Mary Warren didn’t get the chance to prove her innocence because Abigail pretended to see a bird. In conclusion, other characters had parts to play, but none so much as