Parris found them and the next day found his daughter motionless in bed. Abigail starts this witch craft fiasco when she fells that she would be put to death for dancing naked in the woods.Ībigail first went with Tituba, the servant of Parris, and the other girls to call up spirits, but Abigail’s jealousy got in the way she not only wanted Tituba to call on John Proctor, Abigail’s love, she wished the death of Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctors wife, so that Abigail may take the place of her by his side. “In a small upper bedroom in the home of Reverend Samuel Parris”(Miller 1234). The decision she is faced with is to stop lying and tell the truth then she would most likely be killed or keep lying to save herself but when it starts getting out of control the decision is stressed because when she feels threatened by the evidence brought to court she needs to make a decision and quick. Abigail’s crucible is her lying because she has to keep track of what she has said and she does not know when to stop so she keeps making up lies. Abigail Williams is one of the most important people in this story because she tells by far the most lies because she needs to protect herself because she was one of many that started the witch craft controversy. ![]() To avoid it one has to make lies to save themselves. ![]() In Salem, Massachusetts in 1691 there were whispers of witch craft. A crucible is a large test that one may face that may force them to make a controversial decision to benefit them or to hurt them. Abigail is one of the most misunderstood characters because she is so good at lying that it almost seems like she is telling the truth. The Crucible of Abigail Williams Abigail Williams is a very spiteful and bitter woman, but she has the biggest influence on the play with all the lies she tells about people being witches which are believed and cost some people their lives.
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