How Does Abigail Williams Play In The Crucible

The Salem Witch Trials can be described as a set prosecutions of people who were charged with witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts despite a lack of evidence. The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, portrays the catastrophic events that occurred in Salem and their impact on their society. In the play, Abigail Williams is dismissed as the servant of the Proctors due to her affair with the husband, John. Proctor wants to move on after the affair as he states, ‘I may think of you softly from time to time, but I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again (1270)”. This shows that he loves his wife which incites a feeling of vengeance inside Abigail, which proves to play a crucial role in the events that occur later in the play. She attempted