Gossip In The Crucible

The theme of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is gossip can cause more than problems and it can also hurt others. One event that shows this theme is when John and Abigail get into a dispute. John Proctor confronted Abigail because she spread rumors about John and Elizabeth about their witchcraft activity and this got around town and eventually it costs poor John his life. This shows the theme because throughout the story it tells why John confronted Abigail about her clamorous gossip.
Another place in this story that supports this theme is