In Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible", John and Abigail meet alone at Parris's home. In the course of this encounter, Abigail --who in the past has had sexual relations with John-- she claims that he still feels desire for her, but he denies this. Abigail wishes to put John on her side because she is being accused of witchcraft for having asked the slave Tituba to cast a death spell on John's wife Elizabeth; Abigail thinks that John will defend her before the judges in order to conceal the adultery. Upon learning of the meeting of John and Abigail, Elizabeth thinks that her husband John still feels affection for Abigail and she claims that John will never redeem himself as long as he lusts for Abigail.
