In The Crucible, Arthur Miller has many characters who can shoulder the blame for the wickedness that occurred in 1692, during the Salem Witch Trials. The character most to blame is Abigail Williams, whose character flaws are lust, envy, and vengefulness. These flaws are what causes the people of Salem to be accused, and spark the events of the Salem Witch Trials. The flaws that Abigail possess are also three of the main “7 Deadly Sins”.
Abigail Williams shows lust as she longs for the love of John Proctor and the affair she had with him. During the play, it was given to the readers about the secretive affair Proctor committed with Abigail. Abigail longs for John’s presence and wants him only for her touch. As the beginning of the play takes …show more content…
Because of her vengeful essence towards Elizabeth, Abigail lies in court claiming to the judge to have seen Elizabeth with the devil. Marry Warren delivers this news to the Proctor’s and says that Elizabeth’s name was, “Somewhat mentioned. But I said I never see no sign you ever sent your spirit out to hurt no one” (Miller 63). Abigail accuses Elizabeth hoping to get her hung and out of her way to become Proctor’s new wife. Abigail goes further out her way as she sends Mary Warren back to the Proctor’s home with a poppet to plant in Elizabeth’s possession. While sitting at dinner at Reverend Parris’s home, Abigail sticks a needle in her stomach blaming Elizabeth of sending her spirit out to harm her. This causes Cheever to come to the Proctor’s home with a search and arrest warrant, searching for a poppet as he says, “Abigail Williams sir… she sat to dinner in Reverend Parris’s house tonight, and without word falls to the floor…stuck two inched in the flesh of her belly, he draw a needle out…she testify it were your wife’s familiar spirit pushed it in” (Miller 78-79). As the poppet is found the needle is also found in the same area Abigail forced her needle in her own flesh. This causes Elizabeth to get arrested and trialed which was Abigail’s plan from the beginning. Abigail has so much vengeance towards Elizabeth that she would rather accuse an innocent woman of a false crime, in order to be with a man that has no sign of interest in
Abigail Williams shows lust as she longs for the love of John Proctor and the affair she had with him. During the play, it was given to the readers about the secretive affair Proctor committed with Abigail. Abigail longs for John’s presence and wants him only for her touch. As the beginning of the play takes …show more content…
Because of her vengeful essence towards Elizabeth, Abigail lies in court claiming to the judge to have seen Elizabeth with the devil. Marry Warren delivers this news to the Proctor’s and says that Elizabeth’s name was, “Somewhat mentioned. But I said I never see no sign you ever sent your spirit out to hurt no one” (Miller 63). Abigail accuses Elizabeth hoping to get her hung and out of her way to become Proctor’s new wife. Abigail goes further out her way as she sends Mary Warren back to the Proctor’s home with a poppet to plant in Elizabeth’s possession. While sitting at dinner at Reverend Parris’s home, Abigail sticks a needle in her stomach blaming Elizabeth of sending her spirit out to harm her. This causes Cheever to come to the Proctor’s home with a search and arrest warrant, searching for a poppet as he says, “Abigail Williams sir… she sat to dinner in Reverend Parris’s house tonight, and without word falls to the floor…stuck two inched in the flesh of her belly, he draw a needle out…she testify it were your wife’s familiar spirit pushed it in” (Miller 78-79). As the poppet is found the needle is also found in the same area Abigail forced her needle in her own flesh. This causes Elizabeth to get arrested and trialed which was Abigail’s plan from the beginning. Abigail has so much vengeance towards Elizabeth that she would rather accuse an innocent woman of a false crime, in order to be with a man that has no sign of interest in