Similar characteristics of Abigail Williams (The Crucible) and Lady Macbeth (Macbeth)What are some similar characteristics I can write about...

Both characters are very intriguing in terms of points of
comparison.  I would initially point out that both of them are able to manipulate
others' quite well.  Lady Macbeth is able to pinpoint how to get Macbeth to do what she
wants him to do in terms of committing murder.  In this light, she is very effective in
wrangling his will.  Abigail is also similar in how she is able to convince the people
of Salem of the supposed authenticity of her accusations and beliefs.  Along these
lines, the reader sees how each of them are able to demonstrate this to the men they
supposedly love.  Lady Macbeth is able to convince her husband of what has to be done
under the guise of the sanctity of marriage.  Part of what makes her counsel so
persuasive is that it is his wife that is giving him this advice.  When we see Abigail
with John, we fully understand how persuasive she can be, using any and all possible
allure, such as sexual innuendo and need, to ensure that she will not be denied.  I
think another point of comparison is that neither stick around to see the full
implications of their desires.  Abigail runs away and Lady Macbeth, already withdrawn
and haunted by guilt, ends up committing suicide before the end of the play.  In both,
we see what they have started or helped to start not necessarily finished by
either.