Examples Of Abigail's Flaws In The Crucible

In The Crucible, Miller demonstrated that it was Abigail’s flaws of lust, dishonesty, and temper that led her to be the most responsible for the tragedy of the witch-hunt in Salem. Throughout the play Abigail displayed these three flaws towards other characters by threating, lying and showing affection. I believe that Abigail is most at fault because she is the one who started all the chaos in Salem by telling a little white lie that later led more and more lies along the way. Abigail displays lust toward John in the play ever since their affair which led her to believe that they were meant to be together. She admits to John that she has been waiting for him to return when she says “John- I am waitin for you every night” (Miller 23). The main reason Abigail tells him this is because she wants him to know that she still has feelings for him and that she
At one point in the play she gets angry at Elizabeth Proctor because she believes that she is ruining her reputation “My name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is soiled! Goody Proctor is a gossiping liar!” (Miller 13). She is also threatening the girls so they won’t tell the truth “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” (Miller 20). Since Abigail is quick-tempered I believe that it causes more trouble in the play because the girls are to scared to confess the truth to the people of Salem. In conclusion, Abigail’s flaws of lust, dishonesty, and temper led her to be the most responsible for the tragedy of witch-hunt in Salem. I chose Abigail because I believed that she was the reason this whole thing started and, if it wasn’t for her lustful thoughts, ability to lie without being caught, and her quick-temper fits all of this could have been