How Does Abigail Williams Use Internal Conflict In The Crucible

“The battles we fight within ourselves are the ones which ultimately define who we are’’
Conflict, whether it is between good and evil, strength and weakness or love and hate can define our true nature. It is the test of inner conflict that can ultimately reveal our altruistic qualities or magnify our malevolent character. How we choose to respond to the inner battles within ourselves may be used to judge our moral compass whereby our concealed intrinsic characteristics are exposed. Internal conflict often arises from personal decisions between right and wrong, evil and good and one’s mannerisms are put to the ultimate test whereby their actions delineates their true character and ambitions, whether it may be fuelled with self indulgence or
In times of turmoil, various individuals succumb to their darkest impulses showing no evidence of humanity. They take the opportunity to exploit the desperate and grieving in situations of chaos to indulge their own selfish desires which is often fuelled with hatred and revenge. Abigail Williams, the villain of the play ‘The crucible’ lies and manipulates the entire town of Salem sending nineteen innocent people to their deaths. William’s longing for power and love overtakes her conscience and ability to respond humanely, hence, it defines her true character. Armed with roving ambition, Abigail Williams tore down the very fabric that constituted humanity causing the destruction of Salem. Instead of dealing with her interpersonal conflict with integrity and righteousness she responded with the cruellest nature by taking revenge on those who was in her way of achieving what she desired. Her deep lust for love and her immense hatred from rejection caused her inner characteristics to be exposed releasing a primitive character underneath. Consequently it was her inability to maintain her moral and rational strength after being disparaged for her affair that ignited and divulge her true egocentric