Consequences In The Crucible

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Criss Jami once said, “If you build the guts to do something, anything then you better save enough to face the consequences.” It is easy to understand what this quote is saying, it is saying that every action has its’ consequences. These consequences can be either positive or negative, but no matter what they are inevitable. This is similar to Abigail’s decision making, which also had an enormous amount of negative consequences. In The Crucible, Abigail is the most to blame due to her self-centeredness in her choices. Abigail is at blame because of her lack of positive leadership skills. By this I mean she would lead girls into doing wrong and acting as if they are devils. For example, when Betty says to Abby why did you not tell them about

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