In American law there is a conecpt of ?innocent until proven guilty.? However when it comes to Abigail William?s character in The Crucible by Arthur Miller the oppostie applies. Abigail is clearly the antagonist of the story and there is much evidence to prove that she is a villain. It?s harder, however to prove her innocent. Nonetheless there is evidence in the play that Abigail is not soley guilty for the witch trials. As a child, she has a violent experience with Indians who killed her parents so it's no surprise that a person exposed to such brutality at a young age might eventually act brutally herself.