6. How much is Abigail to blame for the events that took place? Is she a victim of her society in The Crucible? What events in her past and present influence her behavior? Can she excused or pardoned because outside forces “made” her the way she is? Why or why not?

The witch trials in Salem occurred because of Abigail an it is her fault. She started something she could not finish and by starting it killed many innocent people and ruined many reputations. Abigail is at blame because she was the one who is basically the "psycho girlfriend" who is obsessed with her ex. But because she is desperately in love with John Proctor, she is willing to do anything to have him all to herself. Just like how she drank a chicken blood charm to kill Elizabeth, which is against her religion. She is willing to go against her religion to satisfy her desperation for John. But obviously John does not want this because he knows his affair with her was a mistake. She is not the victim in the crucible. She is the person who caused all the chaos to occur. She should be put to blame because although she did have a rough past she should have asked for help. But during this time period asking for help would only be asked from the Lord. But Abigail is clearly not the victim in this play. She is the culprit in the play. The most likely thing to have influenced her from the past is her parents' murders. By having her parents murdered so violently and right in front of her must have seriously scarred her for life. She must have been really affected by this. Also when she had no one to take her in Elizabeth and John took her in as their slave. After being kicked out of their home because of the affair she must have been more hurt because she did not have anywhere to really go. Although she has been through a lot she is still at fault. She cannot be not at fault or pardoned because she should have gotten help and she should have been a good Puritan and prayed about the struggle she was going through.