Throughout The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, fear is used as a control tactic. Fear quickly escalates among the responsible parties – Abigail Williams, Reverend John Hale, and Deputy Governor Danforth – and soon the town succumbs to it. Fear is not used by all responsible parties for purposes of control, such as to control the people in order to be the "leader" so to speak, but as a means to prevent their own accusation or condemnation of witchcraft. They each used their own methods to create fear in order to defeat the stakes. Abigail Williams is accused of witchcraft from the start. In order to avoid conviction, she confesses to witchcraft, accuses Tituba of forcing her to drink blood and practice witchcraft, and accuses Elizabeth Proctor, Sarah Good, Goody Osburn, Bridget Bishop, Goody Sibber, Goody Hawkins, Goody Booth and countless other innocent people. in court. She throws herself into court and performs other dramatic actions in order to convince the court that a person is in fact a witch. This leads to people being falsely accused of witchcraft and forced to accuse others in order to survive. Due to Abigail's growing power in court, people become afraid of her. One of the most important people who begins to fear her is Elizabeth Proctor. Elizabeth is afraid that Abigail will accuse her of witchcraft. She also gives more information about Abigail's behavior in court. She states that Abigail will “scream and scream and fall to the ground” when the defendants are brought before (50). The people and the court begin to believe that Abigail can see who the witches are. His words and actions become decisive factors in the fate of the accused. Reverend Hale is believed to be some sort of witch hunter. He believes himself to be a specialist and such...... middle of paper ...... court, there are only two choices for their fate: confess to a false crime and spend time in prison for it, or don't not Do not confess and suffer torture until you confess or you are executed. It's a lose-lose situation. This is true for anyone tried in court. People began to fear this and they could do nothing but blame everyone else in order to avoid being blamed on themselves. Danforth, Abigail, and Hale all spread fear throughout Salem, Massachusetts through various means. Not all of their reasons were bad or intended for their own well-being. Those responsible were in some way forced to take the actions they took because of the issues posed without knowing it. Each of their issues was different and their methods of spreading fear were different. However, they all spread fear throughout Salem and caused a huge uproar of panic and death..