The Crucible

             "You are pulling Heaven down and raising up a whore!"(Pg. 50).
             This quote shows how someone's private motives for something, can have
             consequences on other people's lives. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller many
             people use their vengeance against their friends to get what they want.
             Abigail William's, Reverend Paris, and Mr. Putnam do this by lying to the
             court and casting their nabor's to death.
             "Don't lie, she comes to me while I sleep; she's always making me
             dream corruption's!" (Pg. 44). This quote shows how Abigail William's tries
             to place her blame on someone else for a sin she committed. Abigail William
             gets caught dancing naked in the forest and to stop herself from getting into
             trouble she blames it on Tituba. Abigail said Tituba send her soul upon her
             and tried to get her to sign the devils "Black Book." Abigail also blamed
             many other people for being witches including Elizabeth Proctor, the wife of
             the man she loved and had an affair with. Abigail was a servant in John's
             house and she and him had an affair which his wife found out about. After
             this Elizabeth kicked Abigail out of the house and Abigail claimed Elizabeth
             to be a witch, so Elizabeth was arrested. These facts all show how when
             Abigail William's wanted something, she plays with other people's lives to
             "I can only say sir, that I have never found any off them naked..." (Pg.
             105). This quote shows how the reverend of the town even tells lies to protect
             his motives. Earlier in the play the Reverend Paris told the Reverend Hale
             that he saw his girls dancing naked in the forest. This reverend did not want
             to loose his good name in the town so he lies to protect his belongings. The
             Reverend also knew John Proctor and Abigail William's had an affair. Since
             Reverend Pairs took Abigail in after she left
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