How can a girl who has sentenced seventy-two to death and drank a spell to kill a man's wife, a man she has slept with on more than one occasion? opportunity to be the murderer victim? It is possible when the city she lives in is worse than her. Although Abigail Williams is generally considered the antagonist of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, she is in fact as much a victim as any other tragic character in the work. The true antagonist of the work is the city of Salem itself, due to the judgments and the people worried about themselves and its oppressive opinions. Abigail's outrageous actions are due to her desensitized views on death and actions otherwise considered unethical. Of her youth ABigail remembers: “I saw the Indians smash my dear parents' heads on the pillow next to mine and I saw reddish works at night” (Miller 20), this is why Abigail is insensitive to death and suffering and is in quite morbid. There is no problem with condemning others to death in Abigail's eyes because she doesn't see the problem with it. Abigail does not seem to understand that it is unethical to let people be hanged and stoned to death and has no problem telling others that "it can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down" (Miller 20). Not only is Abigail desensitized to murder and death, but she is also desensitized to other unethical dilemmas. Abigail is numb to the corruption of Proctor's marriage due to her childish lust and obsession with John Proctor. Such desires can be seen through his encounters with Proctor. Regarding their so-called “relationship” he says: “she's the one who bothered me, you can't pretend it's you. I saw your face when you knocked me out, and you loved me then and you love me now!" (Miller 22). Abigail doesn't consider his behavior... middle of paper... without there being such proof immaculate that no pangs of conscience could doubt it” (Miller 99). What made a minister of the Lord do such a thing? The oppressive opinions of the people of Salem, surrounded by judgmental people and others and convicted them of crimes, forced Reverend Hale to do things he wasn't comfortable with. So, what would stop the town of Salem from doing the same thing to Abigail Williams, who is still a child with an easily impressionable mind? In conclusion I still wonder: how can a girl who has spent seventy-two years to death and drank a spell to kill a man's wife, a man she slept with on more than one occasion, be the victim Abigail? she is truly as much a victim as one of those she sentenced to death, because of Salem's judgmental, selfish, oppressive opinions and beliefs that led her to this..