The Crucible is a complex piece filled with flawed characters who are prideful, greedy and corrupt, while some are motivated by power, money, lust and revenge, others use witchcraft to gain power or confess sins. Of the plethora of imperfect characters portrayed in this novel, Abigail Williams is the most blemished. As the undisputable villain of the play, she is portrayed as a young, self-motivated, and inconsiderate individual committing nefarious sins in an ancient Puritan world.
Abigail Williams is a 17 yr. old orphan with the reputation of a harlot. Naturally she wasn't always this tainted, however, being an orphan and growing