Response to Act 1 of the Crucible

              Act 1 of the Crucible highlights the power hungry and conniving nature of human beings through Abigail Williams. As the true "villain" of the story, Abigail personifies these qualities. Abigail uses her beauty and clever mind to trick the townspeople into believing in witches. Her love for John Proctor turned her spiteful, and once Abigail realized that she had the power to end lives, she did not stop. When she realized that naming witches was more simple than drinking blood and cursing people, Abigail immediately chimed in. She used the town folk's fear of God and Satan against them, and started pitting them against their neighbors and friends. Abigail's anger at Goody Proctor, while perhaps misguided, caused the entire trial and many deaths. She caused unease and fear in the town that took her in, nourished her and gave her a home, all because of an affair that had gone very sour.

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