The Crucible: Abigail’s Revenge In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, a group of girls are caught dancing in the woods, which is thought to be the devils last reserve, full of mystery, and those that went there were thought to not be paying homage to God. After this incdent the once quiet town of Salem was suspected of witchcraft. Abigail William’s contributes to the witchcraft hysteria because she was one of the girls dancing in the woods attempting to make a charm to kill someone, and throughout the course of the play she will do anything to obtain what she wants, not caring who she hurts in the process. Abigail is like the