Salem Witchcraft Trials In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

Ever wonder what was so interesting about the witch trails and how many lives were lost due to people getting falsely accused and getting hung. In the book, The Crucible, the author was Arthur Miller and his book was based on the Salem witchcraft trials during the modern times.Some of the many flaws that Abigail showed throughout the book was spitefulness, jealousy, and lust. Abigail shows the flaw of spitefulness when it comes to the point of her trying to be a part of John’s life or to try to get what she wants in life. “Elizabeth: She wants me dead. I knew all week it would come to this! Proctor: They dismissed it. You heard her say. Elizabeth: She wants me dead, John, you know it” (Miller 57). This shows how Abigail wanted to get elizabeth to court for supposably doing witchcraft. She knew that if she was put into the trails that she would end up getting executed. “Cheever: [...] like a struck beast, he say, and screamed a scream that a bull would weep to hear. He goes to save her, and stuck two inches in the flesh of her belly, he drew a needle out. And demanding’ of her how she come to be so stabbed, she testify it were your wife’s familiar spirit pushed it in” (Miller 71). She tries to hurt herself with a needle in

A soft word. Proctor: No, No, Abby. That’s done with” (Miller 21). Abigail can’t get over John Proctor and wants to be with him so bad. She was trying to convince him to keep their “relationship” going but he didn’t want to at all. “ Abigail: I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near! Or did I dream that? It’s she put me out, you cannot pretend it were you” (Miller 21). Abby wants to continue what her and John got going on since the affair that happened. She always tries to find a way to be alone with and convince John to come back to