Who Is Abigail Williams Fault In The Crucible

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The Dictionary describes delusional as,”characterized by or holding false beliefs or judgments about external reality that are held despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, typically as a symptom of a mental condition”. In the Crucible, by Aurther Miller, there was a problem during the Salem Witch Trials. Abigail Williams, a 17 year old girl, falsely accused other girls of witchcraft. The Salem Witch Trials started when some of the girls went dancing in the forest, and Abigail drank blood. The rituals that Abigail Performed got many girls accused of practicing witchcraft. Abigail Williams is at fault for the deaths of many innocent people during the Salem witch trials. Abigail is at fault for the death of many innocent people. In …show more content…

Abigail states, “She makes me drink blood.” in order to get Tituba in trouble. Act 1, line 410. Abigail stated that Tituba forced her to drink blood. This is Abigail's way of blaming Tituba for her own crimes. Tituba was only trying to help her have some fun by singing and dancing. However, Abigail took things too far trying to Manifest John Proctor's love. Since Abigail blamed Tituba, she got in trouble and was forced to love and accept God into her life. After Tituba gives herself to god, Abigail says that she wants to be enlightened as well. She then started to accuse many girls of being with the devil. Betty then suddenly woke up and joined Abigail in blaming the girls. “ I saw Sarah Good with the devil!I saw Goody Osborn with the devil!I saw Goody Proctor with the devil!” Act 1, line 410. Abigail claims that she saw Sarah Good, Goody Osborn, And Goody Proctor with the Devil. She wanted all of them to be accused of practicing witchcraft because of their wrongdoings. She ended up getting the girls accused of witchcraft by only saying that she saw them with the devil. At this point in the trials. John is angry and annoyed with Abigail's lies and decides that he would admit to adultery. This gets his

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