In the past, every decade and every generation had its epochal event that shaped it and left a mark on its history. The 1600s were no different. In The Crucible, the author, Arthur Miller, shows many examples of the complexity of "good" and "evil" in his characters. He does this through many characters, seen and unseen. The entire village bases its belief system on the conflict between Good and Evil, or Satan and God. It may seem as if evil is winning, as one innocent person after another is put to death. The townspeople mistakenly label people as good or bad like Mary Warren, although they have very little proof. Rebecca Nurse is an outstanding example of honesty and a highly respected member of the community and church. Rebecca, is accused of killing Mrs. Putnam's children and of witchcraft. Saving the last for the best Abigail Williams, uniquely gifted to spread death and destruction wherever she goes. He has an uncanny sense of how to manipulate others and how to gain control over them. All of these things add up to make her a wonderful antagonist. So who really has a deal with the Devil? Or is it simply absurd to take the lives of innocent people? Rebecca Nurse is a pillar of the community, a devoutly religious woman in her seventies. When she is accused of witchcraft, Reverend Hale stops and reconsiders whether the proceedings are fair and just. "Please, John, be calm. Take a break. This will make us all argue in society again, and we thought we would have peace this year. I think we should count on the doctor now, and good prayers. Rebecca, the doctor disconcerted! There is a prodigious danger in the pursuit of dissolute spirits, I fear, I fear it with increasing sarcasm: But I... middle of paper ...... and those who call themselves "good" are evil. Imagine yourself in a situation life or death like Mary Warren? Would you lie knowing there might be other innocent people out there being treated like you? Well everyone has their own personal choices in the 1600's talking medicine wasn't as advanced as it is today they could have died due to illness or any other cause of birth, nurse Rebecca a woman in her seventies would not have had the courage to do so, in my opinion she is just an example of those who are innocent, but wrongly labeled as bad (evil ). Abigail Williams, the “villain extraordinaire,” is a completely different story. Williams, manipulated and vindictive because she's not the one married to John Proctor, is willing to do anything to get Elizabeth out of the way... It all results in a great tragedy, full of mislabeling..