In The Crucible, Abigail Williams would be green by the True Colors test. People who are green by the True Colors test are usually intelligent and think by logic and not emotion. They also tend to be leaders and are driven. This drive can make people who fall in the green category tend to not really care about the feelings of other people. I was able to determine that Abigail was green by her actions in the story. From the very beginning of the story, I was able to see Abigail's cold cunning as she started a witch hunt in her town of Salem, Massachusetts (Miller 48). She was able to cover up her odd behavior that would have gotten her in trouble with the church by saying that the servant Tituba bewitched her and her friends (Miller 44). While this is a cruel move, it is also undeniably a smart one by Abigail because she got off the hook and now has an incredible amount of power over everyone in Salem. She has become the leader of a witch hunt and can declare almost anyone a witch without barely any proof at all (Miller 48). This is the leadership role that comes to people who have a green personality naturally. Abigail also has a disregard for the feelings and welfare of others as well. In The Crucible, Abigail wants John Proctor and believes to love him (Miller 24). There however is one obstacle in her path to get to John and that is his wife Elizabeth Proctor. So, to get rid of Elizabeth, Abigail declares her to be a witch and plants a needle in her own stomach (Miller 74-75). She does this because at the same time she has her friend give Elizabeth a voodoo doll with a needle in it that the judges find in the Proctor Household (Miller 74). This is supposed to give evidence that Elizabeth is indeed a witch, and she is taken away to be tried at the end of Act Two (Miller 78). Abigail does not care at all that Elizabeth could hang from the false accusations she has made, and only cares for want she wants. Since I know that Abigail is green, I suspect that through the rest of the story Abigail will relentlessly try to get rid of Elizabeth and take her place as John's wife.
Elizabeth Proctor is on the opposite side of the personality spectrum from Abigail. Elizabeth is blue on the True Colors test. Blue means someone that is passionate and kind. Blue can also mean that someone that does not like confrontation and is forgiving. I think that Elizabeth embodies all of these things in the story. Even though Elizabeth seems to be a little weary of her husband John from his past relationship with Abigail, she seems to have forgiven him for what he did (Miller 55). She is not harsh with him and even seeks his approval him when she does stuff like make dinner (Miller 50). It is clear that she is still unhappy about John's affair with Abigail, but she is not confrontational about it. It can be seen that she does not like confrontation when the men form the court come to take her away and try her for witchcraft (Miller 72). John does not want her to go, but Elizabeth steps forward to go with them (Miller 77). This is because she knows only more trouble will be caused for them if John tries to fight off the men (Miller 77). Elizabeth is kind and selfless even as she is taken away, worrying not for herself but for her children and how she does not want them to fret about her (Miller 78). I think this personality may get Elizabeth in trouble later in the story. She is so kind and may risk herself to save John or someone else from persecution, by giving up her own life.
In conclusion, the personalities and True Colors of Abigail and Elizabeth gave me a deep insight into why the characters do what they do. It also gave me some basis to predict what they may do later in the story.
Bibliography: Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York, NY: Penguin, 1996. Print.
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