Often, love causes individuals to perform acts that they otherwise would have never done. However, at a certain point on may have to accept that the “love” that is being felt, is traveling one way. In the play, The Crucible, this idea of one-sided love is clearly seen in the instance of Abigail and Proctor. Abigail, through her actions and Proctor’s words, proves to be unaware of the fact that she is delusional about her relationship with John Proctor. Firstly, throughout Act One, Abigail attempts to seduce John Proctor in hope of rekindling their relationship. However, John, knowing that he had made a severe error when he performed adultery with Abigail, remains resolute to his promise to never commit such an act again. After numerous flirtatious
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Insanity may explain why she remains persistent in her quest to win back John Proctor’s love. For example, she drank a brew composed of chicken blood in a wild attempt to kill John Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth. When confronted with this fact, she responds that “She (Tituba) made me do it!” Resorting to otherworldly powers, and using said powers to murder a woman, clearly demonstrate Abigail’s lack of sanity. Her outburst also highlights both her deceitful nature and the fact that she is blinded by lust for John Proctor. Another instance in which Abigail’s deranged nature is seen occurs in Act Two, while at Reverend Parris’s house. A witness of the incident explained that “...she (Abigail) sat to dinner in Reverend Parris’s house tonight, and without word not warnin’ she falls to the floor… and stuck two inches in the flesh of her belly, he draw a needle out…” The needle that was embedded in her stomach was planted by Abigail herself, as a means to frame Elizabeth Proctor. By framing, and arresting, Elizabeth, Abigail would have nothing in between Proctor and herself. The fact that she caused physical harm to herself for the sake of “love” emphasizes her lack of level-headedness. Abigail’s insanity adds to her delusions of a relationship with
Insanity may explain why she remains persistent in her quest to win back John Proctor’s love. For example, she drank a brew composed of chicken blood in a wild attempt to kill John Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth. When confronted with this fact, she responds that “She (Tituba) made me do it!” Resorting to otherworldly powers, and using said powers to murder a woman, clearly demonstrate Abigail’s lack of sanity. Her outburst also highlights both her deceitful nature and the fact that she is blinded by lust for John Proctor. Another instance in which Abigail’s deranged nature is seen occurs in Act Two, while at Reverend Parris’s house. A witness of the incident explained that “...she (Abigail) sat to dinner in Reverend Parris’s house tonight, and without word not warnin’ she falls to the floor… and stuck two inches in the flesh of her belly, he draw a needle out…” The needle that was embedded in her stomach was planted by Abigail herself, as a means to frame Elizabeth Proctor. By framing, and arresting, Elizabeth, Abigail would have nothing in between Proctor and herself. The fact that she caused physical harm to herself for the sake of “love” emphasizes her lack of level-headedness. Abigail’s insanity adds to her delusions of a relationship with