The Crucible--Conflicts In the Play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a story that contains many conflicts. These conflicts come about as a result of the strict Puritan society in which the story takes place. There are two main conflicts in the book, the first never actually takes place in the story, but is described many times throughout the first act and is the basis for the trials. This conflict (or struggle) is Abigail's and …showed first 75 words of 470 total…

…showed last 75 words of 470 total…when Abigail realizes she cannot have this, she goes crazy by accusing everybody). This is shown when John Proctor breaks some of the harsher of the Puritan rule, and that he dislikes all of the speeches about damnation given by Rev. Paris. Unfortunately, Abigail's conflict/struggle goes awry and results in many people dying, while the valiant efforts of John Proctor are unable to save Salem from one of the greatest tragedies in American history.