Crucible
By: Monika • Essay • 363 Words • November 11, 2009 • 966 Views
Essay title: Crucible
Have you ever seen a play where so much evil and good gets portrayed? In The
Crucible, Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor, from the town of Salem,
Massachusetts, portray evil and good. These two ladies differ over John Proctor,
personalities, and courtroom activities.
John Proctor, who was one of the major conflicts between Abigail and Elizabeth
caused some problems between them. Abigail, who worked as a servant for John and
Elizabeth Proctor, had an affair with John. Throughout the play, Abigail tried to get John
to leave town with her, but John could not. This showed evil inside of Abigail because
she just cared for herself and not others. Even when Elizabeth found out about the affair,
she lies to the courtroom to try and save John. This shows evil for lying, but good
because she really loved about John.
Throughout the play, many personalities between Abigail and Elizabeth shows.
These two show completely different personalities in the play. While Abigail can not
seem to stop lying, Elizabeth can not lie to save her life. One of the things Abigail lies
about comes when she stabbed herself and told everyone that Elizabeth put her spirit on
her to do what she did. The courtroom saves Elizabeth because she would deliver birth
soon. Elizabeth being a good person and not lying, told the