Unfortunately, her lie is obvious because her husband had already confessed outside of her knowledge (Miller 113). When questioned about John Proctor’s alleged affair with Abigail Williams, Elizabeth tells the court that the information is false. While Abigail’s lies were formed to protect herself, Elizabeth lies in order to protect her husband. Elizabeth’s falsehood, though still not excusable, is much more valiant than Abigail’s. Abigail’s story changes repeatedly, causing people to question when she is really telling the truth, or when she is simply lying to keep herself safe. After further interrogation by Parris and Hale, Abigail incriminates Tituba, saying she conjured spirits and tried to force the girls to sell themselves to the Devil, but they would not (Miller 45). To illustrate this idea, upon being accused the first time, Abigail confesses to dancing, but not conjuring spirits. There were several incidents within the novel in which women were observed as less than man and the validity of their statements was questioned. Abigail continues to fail to solve her moral problem and in doing so if placing the blame upon others.
Proctor was shocked that his wife may be involved. So will you hand me any poppet’s that your wife may keep here?” Cheever has been given several warrants for individuals to search their homes and Elizabeth Proctor happened to be one of them. The court bid me search your house, but I like not to search a house. The conversation between Cheever and Proctor stated, Cheever, “I am given sixteen warrants tonight, sir, and she is one.” Proctor, “Who charged her?” Cheever, “Why, Abigail Williams charge her.” Proctor, “On what proof, what proof?” Cheever, “Mr. Abigail sabotaged Elizabeth’s reputation in court when she brought up that she had been stabbed in the stomach, revealing that Elizabeth had something to do with Abigail’s injury. It wasn’t a good look for Elizabeth, from the outside looking in because a poppet was found in her home with a needle stuck in the stomach area. The poppet is a doll with voodoo magic used to harm people. Elizabeth Proctor is accused of keeping poppets in her home.
To solve her moral problem, Abigail started to blame other girls in town. This lead to the conceived idea that they were often associated with evil things such as witchcraft as well as less respected within the Puritan society.įor example, Abigail saw confessing as a sign of relief. In the Puritan society as depicted in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, women were minorities who were weaker and deceptive in nature. In every society, the progression of one group of people directly leads to the subjugation of another.
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