Abigail Williams In The Crucible

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The Crucible is full of horrible and not so horrible people but the girl behind it all is far worse than any could imagine. Abigail Williams was the girl behind all of the chaos. It all started when she worked for Elizabeth Proctor and became very close with Elizabeths husband. Abigail did not like Goody Proctor but she loved John Proctor or so she said. One of the ten commandments states, “Thou shall not commit adultery.” Well that is exactly what John did.
Abigail and John snuck around for awhile until John finally realized that it could ruin his name and he loved his wife. John got rid of Abigail and made it clear to her that it could never happen again. Goody Proctor sensed or had a feeling about this little affair and let Abigail go

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