The Crucible

“The Crucible” is a play describing how lies and betrayals destroy a peaceful society. It also shows how jealousy and hatred destroy lives when accusers are given too much trust and victims are given none. Throughout the play, the ultimate causes of all the problems are betrayals and lies.

In “The Crucible”, John’s disloyalty to Elizabeth is what starts the accusations and ultimately his and his wife’s deaths. When John is caught by his wife while having an affair with Abigail Williams, their servant, tensions rise between the two. As a result, Elizabeth furious and disappointed throws Abigail out. This makes her most jealous, and she asks her uncle’s slave, Tituba from Barbados, to do one of her rituals and kill Goody Proctor. They decide to go to the woods and do the ritual and Abigail forces some other girls to go with them also. While making a soup and doing a dance, Reverend Parris, Abigail’s uncle walks ...