Abigail Williams Desire

Abigail Williams: A Slave to Desire Desire and lust are powerful forces that have shaped the course of history. Many powerful rulers have risen and fallen due to sweet seduction. In the case if The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams cannot resist such temptations. She falls victim to her id subconscious: her base mindset that caters only to her one wills and want. Abigail Williams follows her id subconscious in her ceaseless lusting over John Proctor; she goes as far as accusing his wife of witchcraft--this being done intentionally to remove Elizabeth--giving her direct access to him. She demonstrates a complete lack of self control in regard to the wishes of others, moral constructs and the law. In their first meeting, after what can be assumed to be an extended period of time, Abigail attempts to force her love on John: "I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near! I saw your face when she put me out and you loved me then and you do now!" In this statement, Abigail shows that she has no regard for John's wish to let the affair be forgotten. His request of her to "put it out of mind" results in her aggravation. She continues her assault: “(Elizabeth)

Elizabeth points this out when she exclaims: "Why...!—The girl is murder!" She violates one of the most important God given laws: "thou shalt not kill." While she does not directly kill any being, her accusations of witchcraft sentence innocent people to their deaths: "This is not witchcraft! Those girls are frauds! You condemn an honest man!" If Abigail, a Puritan, is willing to violate the supreme law of God, she could treat the law of man as utterly insignificant. She demonstrates this through her false accusations of Salem residents. She lies eloquently when questioned about the truth of her statements in