Quickwrite #11

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, certain characters aid the progression and growth if the mass hysteria in Salem. Abigail Williams in a key figure in the acceleration of the hysteria, she is the leader of the girls who claim to know of witchcraft. She leads the surge of conviction. Mary Warren, who was once one of the girls with Abigail on the stand, changes her position and accuses the girls, mainly Abigail, of lying in the court. Abigail immediately retaliated and further ignited the fear among the people of Salem. Either they feared the presence of witch craft, they feared being accused and killed, or both. Tituba serves as the scapegoat, Abigail blames her instantly, and because she is a slave with little social status and recognition, she is immediately convicted. She then later does not fight the conviction, maybe realizing that there was no way out of the accusation and the gravity of it. These characters each have unique roles in the progression of mass hysteria in Salem.