While Abigail was the driving force of the plot and caused many of the horrible events in Salem, I don’t think she is entirely to blame. People are products of their environment and Abigail’s environment had shaped her into an emotional, unstable young girl. I’m sure her need for attention and love started with the death of her parents and when John Proctor betrayed her love and stayed with his wife this need reached an all-time high, driving her into a temporary insanity. In the beginning she had no intent to involve witchcraft but instead wanted everyone to forget about it. But when she saw there was no escape from it, she embraced it. Using it as a scape goat for her actions that were frowned upon by the strict Puritan society. One lie built
