Abigail Williams, the manipulative niece of Parris, has the deeper wish to murder Goody Proctor, and take her place as John’s wife; this motive provokes her to drink blood and cast charms, to express evil’s existence in the courtroom, and to frame Elizabeth with a poppet--all of these causing conflict and excitement to rise in Salem. After having an affair with John, Abigail is dismissed from her job as a servant in the Proctor’s household; being away from her lover for so long makes Abby desperate, and she leads a group of girls into the forest with intentions to cast charms. Her own motives shine through as she drinks blood and casts a spell to have Elizabeth killed. This action alone sparks the wild hyseteria of witchcraft accusations. In
