In the play, The Crucible, Abigail Williams has the ability to speak and be heard, “I saw Goody Hawkins with the Devil!” (Miller 48). After she said this, warrants were immediately handed out to the accused. A functional society cannot exist without a steadiness in power. If the president had all the power, then he would be able to do anything he wanted and try to benefit himself. Abigail had enough power to decide who should receive a warrant for witchery. When an irresponsible girl has enough power to do this, she will definitely take advantage of it, and she did. Throughout time, history has proven that through conflict, it can be very painless to put all the