Crucible Study Essay

Between February 1692 and may 1693 there were a series of hangings because of mess charge of witchcraft in Salem Massachusetts. I venture Abigail is the guiltiest person in the Crucible because she had an engagement with bum Proctor and tested to kill his wife. Abigail positive(p) a lot of people that witchcraft was really or frighten them into passage along with it. She also convinced the girls and herself to send out some to their deaths. The first reason I consider Abigail is guilty is that she had an affair with John Proctor and tried to kill his wife. The affair pop offed when Abigail was in aid as a maid to John and Elizabeth Proctor. Elizabeth was sickly and bedridden at the time. Then later in the story she stuck a needle in the poppet that bloody shame was making in the court house and accuse Elizabeth of witchcraft so that when they go to search Elizabeth Proctors house, they would take care the poppet with a needle stuck into it and thus Abigail stabbed her self in the gut with a small needle to sterilise it appear like voodoo.So then Elizabeth would get arrested and tried as a witch. If she wouldnt blackleg then she would hang witch is exactly what Elizabeth wanted. She also approached John when he was alone multiple times trying to convince him to leave Elizabeth and dismissal away with her. The more John ignored her and told her it wasnt going to happen the more irritated and desperate she got driving Abby to get Elizabeth hung as mentioned above. The second base reason I believe she is the guiltiest person in the novel is that she convinced a lot of people that witchcraft was real or intimidated them into going along with it. Such as when Parris sees them dancing in the timber she tries to cover it up and insists that nothing happened in the woods. But after continual questioning and pressure she says that Tituba and Ruth were conjuring the spirits of Putnams at rest(predicate) babies. Mercy then shows up when Parris leave s and Abigail discriminates Mercy to say that they were dancing in the woods and that Parris saw her naked.Abigail then tries to wake Betty to talk to her but she keeps faking ill. Abby tries to tell Betty that she supportted everything to Parris and that its ok now. But then Betty suddenlywakes and tells Abby that she didnt admit to drinking blood and drinking a charm to kill John Proctors wife. And then later when Mary tries to get Abby to avouch she says Witcherys a hangin error Youll only be whipped for dancin, and the former(a) things But Abby tells her that they all took part so all of the girls would be whipped. Abby then tells the whole group of them that if anybody tells shell kill them in their sleep. And tells them you all know I can because my parents were killed by Indians in front of me when I was very young.The last reason I believe that she is to blame is that she convinced or used the girls and herself to send many to their deaths. One of the first examples is h ow she used Mary rabbit warren to get at Elizabeth Proctor by shoving the needle in Marys poppet that she was making for Elizabeth so that she could accuse Elizabeth of witchcraft and produce her hung. Another good example is how she acted as if Mary Warren was move her sprit out as a bird with talons and huge wings to make Mary seem like a witch when she was going to testify the truth behind the girls lies, and also how the girls were influenced by Abbys actions.So in conclusion, Abigail had an affair with John Proctor and tried to kill his wife. She convinced many that witch craft was real or intimidated and threatened them into going along with it. Abigail also got or used the girls to send many people to jail and many to their deaths. Those are the reasons I am forced to believe that Abigail is to blame and it the guiltiest person in the story.Work CitedMary Warrens Quotes pages 18-19 Act One