Manipulation, Flaws in Human Nature, and Pride

At the root of every conflict there seems to be at least one person who initiates the entire situation. In The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, many problems arise, some as serious as life or death. Many innocent people in The Crucible were hanged. Of course there are many people that may be to blame for the witch trials. However The Crucible leads the reader to believe that the majority of the guilt could be found in Abigail Williams, Mary Warren, and John Proctor.
Although she is a smart, charismatic person with what seems to be a decent life for Puritan times, Abigail is a spiteful, vengeful, evil, young lady. She not only lied about witchcraft, causing people to die, but she also forced others to join in as well. Abigail was Reverend Parris’ niece and she believed she could get away with anything she wanted because her uncle was the reverend, and because he held such power over the community, and in a sense Abigail was right because she did achieve everything she wanted right...