Jealousy In The Crucible

Jealousy fuels revenge; people commit irrational actions to satisfy their selfishness, causing them to do something they wouldn’t normally do. In the small town of Salem, Massachusetts, jealousy and revenge arise from mixed feelings and the perdu of the so-called “witchcraft.” Occurring in Salem’s rigid Puritan community, these witch trials were a perfect example of injustice spurred from vengeance. During the era of McCarthyism, in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, not all is lost when the race for John Proctor’s heart is between Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. The town experiences witch trials due to the unexplainable events from the town citizens. Miller utilizes the characters Abigail Williams, Elizabeth Proctor, and John Proctor to warn society of the causes and costs of people who are jealous. A select group of individuals supposedly accused of taking place in witchcraft contain long-standing jealousy spreading through the town, filling the air with hysteria. A middle-aged man, John Proctor, has an affair with teenager Abigail Williams. Abigail’s cousin, Betty, claims “ you drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!” (Miller 19). As a matter of fact, Abigail is known to be crazy and self-centered. Abigail drank blood in attempt to kill Elizabeth, which reveals she is jealous of her because she’s married to John. As Abigail begins to persuade John of how incompetent Elizabeth
Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor feud over John: Elizabeth outraged by his unfaithfulness to their marriage while Abigail desperate for John’s sole affection. Evidence reveals the dispute over contradictions and its application to the themes of jealousy and revenge. Society is filled with obstacles that pressure people to take irrational actions and forget their morals; it is only natural that jealousy and revenge control our