Liar Liar Pants on Fire

The world is full of deceitful and selfish people. You never know who is telling the truth, the people closest to you could turn on you in an instant. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, Abigail lies and deceives many characters. Throughout the entire play Abigail continues her lies.  Most notably, Abigail betrays the Proctors. She works for them until she disrespects Elizabeth by having an affair with John. Elizabeth trusts Abigail and gives her a job and allows her into her home. In return, Abigail accuses Elizabeth of being a witch so she could get rid of her and be with John. Abigail also betrays her close friend Mary Warren. Mary Warren tries to tell the truth and in turn Abigail turns on her and accuses her of being a witch as well. She then proceeds to spazz out and pretend that Mary Warren is bewitching her. Abigail is acting out of pure self-interest. She doesn’t want to be caught in her act so she betrays her friend without a second thought. This world has become so selfish. Friends will turn on those that were close to them for “popularity” or other short-term self-fulfillments. They are blind to the people they are hurting in the process. These days what a majority of people want is fame, power, and money. Thus poses the infamous question, "Would you rather be rich or famous?" Everyone has been asked this at least once. If you were given the opportunity to have either, but you knew you would have to betray a few good people doing so, would you still go for it?