The Crucible Jealousy Character Analysis

Gene Tierney once said “Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties.” Here Tierney shares how jealousy doesn’t only affect the jealous, but both parties. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Abigail's jealousy of Goody Proctor is definitely affecting both parties because it is the cause of John Proctor's death, Goody Proctor's jail time, and even the anger between both parties within the court. Abigail is most at fault for the accusations and trials.
Some may think that Danforth could partially be at fault for this. They may say this because as a judge Danforth had made a somewhat poor decision for believing Abigail in the courtroom. However, Abigail wasn't the only one lying in that courtroom, she has a group of girls with her pretending, lying, and convincing Danforth they were telling the truth. As a judge during the time of the Puritan religion, how could Danforth believe anything else? There was so much acting, such as Abigail “seeing” a bird and such. This gave Danforth good reason to believe her side. However Abigail is at fault for the persecutions and trials because she had manipulated her friends including Mary Warren to lie in front of Danforth within the court. Mary Warren had said “I cannot lie no more. I am with God, I am with God.” By saying this, it had …show more content…
Abigail had been so jealous of Goody Proctor due to her fancy for John Proctor that she had lied and had tried to frame her. “She thinks to dance on my wife's grave!” … “And well she might, for I thought her softly. But it is a whores vengeance, and you must see it.” Here John Proctor tells Danforth about Abigail's Jealousy towards Goody Proctor and how she is lying within the court to get revenge. This leaves Abigail at fault because John had to admit the affair they had, and this made Danforth question John Proctor leading to him being