Character Analysis Essay On The Crucible

In the story, The Crucible, Abigail Williams showed that she was very different from all the other girls. When all the girls were in the forest with Tituba she whispered to her that she wanted to sacrifice her turkey so she can kill John Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth and be with John. When Tituba told her no, she smashed the turkey’s head and drank its blood hoping to kill her. The next day, when the girls are acting funny and John Proctor hears about it and comes into town, she sees him at her house. This is when it shows how crazy she is about him. She follows him outside when he is about to leave and flirts with him, reminding him of their affair and how much she misses him. When the whole town finds out about “the witch plague” Abigail is blamed and she throws everything at Tituba to save herself. She makes a big scene in front of everyone so she can convince everyone that it’s not her fault, but when Tituba confesses she screams out that she did see the devil; that she worked with him and that she wants to be cleansed for God. The group of girls begin to follow her and they basically take
When she gains the power over the town you see how she changes to a complete psycho. When John Proctor is accused of witchcraft and is taken in and thrown in jail, you see her whole character change. All she wants is to run away with him and save his life and not get caught because people know that “the witch plague” was a total hoax. The significance to the story of her change shows that people do change because of the love they have for whomever they want to be with and that people will do anything to stay alive. The relation I have to this is that I would everything in my power to be with the person I love and keep myself alive and whomever I’m with alive. If I was to die, I would rather die with them then have to watch them die or die alone and have them watch