I believe that John Proctor is responsible for the trials because he was the one who influenced Abigail to want to kill Elizabeth, he didn’t tell the truth to the court until it was too late, and because he was selfish. A preface to the play was that Abigail and John had had an affair during the time his wife was ill. So in the play, during Act 1, when Abigail approaches John, he tried rejecting her because he felt very guilty about what he had done. On the other hand, Abigail thought John still loved her and felt like by getting rid of his wife everything would work out. Therefore, she started the trials and accused women--related to Elizabeth--of witchcraftery. When Elizabeth had told him to tell the court the truth about Abigail’s and the
