The Crucible
"My wife will never die for me! I will bring your guts into your mouth but that goodness will not die for me" (862). That goodness that John Proctor is talking about is the reason that himself and so many other people lost their lives throughout The Crucible by Arthur Miller. The Crucible takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 and is primarily revolved around Abigail Williams, a 17-year-old girl who is in love with John Proctor. Abby and John had an affair and Abby is still in love with John and desperately wants to be with him, no matter what lengths she has to go to. Such as drinking charms in the forest to kill John's wife, Elizabeth, and pretending to be stabbed by Elizabeth to get her thrown in jail. Throughout the play, Abigail tries to make everyone think that she is innocent when in fact she is truly selfish. This is revealed to the reader when she threatens the girls, accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft, and when she pretends to see Mary's familiar spirit. First of all, Abby's selfishness is shown from the very beginning of the play, when she threatens the girls. After they were discovered "dancing" in the woods by Reverend Parris, who is Abigail's uncle. One of the girls caught in the woods named Mary War
ren, who is the Proctor's servant, wanted to confess. And Abby, in fear of getting caught of performing witchcraft threatens them severely, saying, "... And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you...And I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down!" (837). Abby is obviously in fear of getting caught for her motives of performing witchcraft as well as being afraid of getting caught for having an affair with John. Secondly, Abby's accusations against Elizabeth Proctor are another example of her selfishness. This shows the reader her hostility towards Elizabeth and how she wants nothing more than to be with John. In a private conversation between Abby and John, Abigail states, "She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her! (839). This exhibits Abby's selfishness in trying to convince John that his wife is bad for him and how he should not be with her. Abby accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft in a very deceiving way. A poppet that Mary makes for Elizabeth in court has a needle stuck in its belly. So, coincidentally Abby
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Approximate Word count = 861
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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