The Crucible by Arthur Miller 
In the beginning of the play it starts off with people not worrying about the truth and what is actually happening, but instead the most of the salem community are worried about their reputations, or how they will look and what will happen to them. For example, when Reverend
Parris confronts Abigail about what is going on in the woods and he says, “ I saw it! Now tell me true, Abigail. And I pray you feel the weight of truth upon you, for now my ministry is at stake, my ministry and perhaps your cousin's life (Miller11); when he says this it sounds as if the thought of losing his job and what reputation he has from the salem community is more perturbing to him than Abigail lying, and his own daughters physical state. In another case after
Parris leaves and all the girls are in one room together and Abigail not wanting to get in trouble is shouting for everyone to lie and even threatens them by saying, “Now look you. All of you.
We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam's dead sisters. And that is all...I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it ( Miller 1920).
The biggest liar of the play has to be Abigail Williams because her falsely accusing tituba is what lays the foundation for the witchcraft accusations to come to life. After being falsely accused and her life threatened Tituba then falls to the ground and says, “No, no, don't hang
Tituba! I tell him I dont desire to work for him, sir”(Miller 40), and then after she is questioned about if there are any others that also work for him “the devil”; she goes on to mention multiple other people and is being praised for it, so when Abigail sees the power that Tituba has from this she desires it so bad and decides to start throwing out names too accompanied with Betty who finally wakes up during this scene
(Miller 48). This scene shows how far people will go to protect their own lives and in some
Parris confronts Abigail about what is going on in the woods and he says, “ I saw it! Now tell me true, Abigail. And I pray you feel the weight of truth upon you, for now my ministry is at stake, my ministry and perhaps your cousin's life (Miller11); when he says this it sounds as if the thought of losing his job and what reputation he has from the salem community is more perturbing to him than Abigail lying, and his own daughters physical state. In another case after
Parris leaves and all the girls are in one room together and Abigail not wanting to get in trouble is shouting for everyone to lie and even threatens them by saying, “Now look you. All of you.
We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam's dead sisters. And that is all...I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it ( Miller 1920).
The biggest liar of the play has to be Abigail Williams because her falsely accusing tituba is what lays the foundation for the witchcraft accusations to come to life. After being falsely accused and her life threatened Tituba then falls to the ground and says, “No, no, don't hang
Tituba! I tell him I dont desire to work for him, sir”(Miller 40), and then after she is questioned about if there are any others that also work for him “the devil”; she goes on to mention multiple other people and is being praised for it, so when Abigail sees the power that Tituba has from this she desires it so bad and decides to start throwing out names too accompanied with Betty who finally wakes up during this scene
(Miller 48). This scene shows how far people will go to protect their own lives and in some