Abigail Williams (The Crucible)

Abigail Williams is the villain of Arthur Miller's play, ''The Crucible. ''She is a seventeen-year old girl who covets Elizabeth Proctor's husband John Proctor, and tries to get Elizabeth killed in the Salem witch trials.

Past
Abigail was raised as an orphan after her parents were killed by Indians. She eventually became the house-keeper for John and Elizabeth Proctor. After having a sexual affair with John, Elizabeth discharges her, blackening her name.

In the Story
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Motivation
Abigail's motivation to do what she did in the story was her jealousy of Elizabeth Proctor, a hunger for power, and a lust for John Proctor.