Compare the roles that Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams play in The Crucible

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Compare the roles that Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams play in The Crucible

The Crucible is a 1952 play by Arthur Miller. Based on the events surrounding the 1692 witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts, Miller used that event as an allegory for McCarthyism and the Red Scare, which was a period of time in which Americans were in fear of communism and the government blacklisted accused communists.

The 1962 Salem witch trials resulted in the executions of 20 people (14 women, 6 men) and the imprisonment of between 175 and 200 people. In addition to those executed, at least five people died in prison.

The Crucible is based around the love triangle between John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, and Abigail Williams.

John and Elizabeth are married, but there was a period when she got very ill, and John became smitten with their maid, Abigail. During their brief, but passionate affair, Elizabeth discovered them at it, and cast Abigail out of the household. Even though they were apart, Abigail still loved John, and would do anything to get him back from Elizabeth, including getting involved in witchcraft. One day, she and her friends are discovered dancing in