The Crucible
Who is to blame in The Crucible?
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This depends on your point of view. Abigail Williams lit the metaphorical fire that plunged Salem into paranoia and persecution. I think the atmosphere of the village was incendiary to begin with. Petty squabbles between neighbors were ripe for something like this to happen.