The own high morals of the man are also written in the commentary when is it described how despite his apparent untroubled nature that is far from being the truth. It is also written that he is a sinner "against his own vision of decent conduct" showing that he is also very aware of the sin he has committed and that it is something that he cannot easily forget. John Proctor is also one of the only characters in the play who has any reason to be afraid because of the facts against him. Other people who are afraid only feel that way because they are wary of being made a part of the mass hysteria going on in Salem.
Abigail shows that she is not afraid of anything in her conquest to bring unhappiness to anyone that she has ever taken a dislike to. She also emotionally blackmails John Proctor by making it very obvious that the whole, "naming of names" scandal was fictitious and that he cannot do anything about that fact because the moment he does she will make the affair between the two of them common knowledge. This shows that the motivating force behind the allegations and actions of Abigail Williams is evidently not fear, as she seems to be beyond that. The primary motivating force behind the actions of Abigail were instead those of bitterness and jealousy. Her jealousy stems from John Proctor and the continued rejection she faces from him after the affair. This is apparent in Act 1 when Abigail keeps trying to rekindle the relationship between herself and Proctor but he still refutes her claims that the two are in love. Her ill feeling towards Elizabeth is obvious when she says to Proctor, " She (Elizabeth) is a cold, snivelling women". This shows that she is jealous of Elizabeth because she is with Proctor and that is where Abigail wants to be. It is at this point in the play that it seems that Abigail Williams wants to have revenge on anyone who crosses her. In the play whenever a character wants to exact revenge on someone they do so by projecting their guilt and grievances onto the innocent and Abigail Williams is a classic example of this.