Abigail’s Vengeance

The witch trials of 1692 were among the darkest experiences of United States history. Forming in the rigid Puritan community of Salem, these infamous trials were a perfect example of vengeance based injustice. In Arthur Miller’s play, “The Crucible”, it all begins as but a simple accusation against a hand full of girls and only later develops into the great hysteria they are known as today. Ironically, these “truth seeking” hearings were built entirely of …showed first 75 words of 607 total…

…showed last 75 words of 607 total…of Abigail Williams are what prompted the Salem witch trials. Her selfishness ultimately causes pain and suffering to countless numbers of innocent people and to herself as well. Although, these unjust prosecutions seem to have caused nothing but terrible damage, they may save modern society from experiencing such a tragedy. The silver lining of the dark cloud of Salem can only be put to use if we are careful not to let history repeat itself.