The setting of Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, conveys a powerful structure of jealousy to the reader’s understanding that Abigail Williams’ decision in concealing her affair with John Proctor will prevent charges of witchcraft on John Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth Proctor. In addition, Abigail William is marked as the lowest in the social pyramid in Salem. Witchcraft gave her instant recognition within Salem which fed her power from within, which led to the circulation of innocent people being indicted with false accusations.…
Abigail can be seen as a misfit throughout the entire novel. Abigail had tried multiple times to get Elizabeth proctor accused of witchcraft so that she could have John Proctor for herself. She used her uncle's power with the church to get her way. Abigail likes to get people executed because they've done something to her that angers…
Abigail is a peculiar individual as she is one of the main charachters in the play, with her convicting so many innocent civilians, it can only be assured…
The character Abigail were portrayed as the whore in which she was weak and controlling. She would threaten the other girls just to get what she wants. She was so consumed with the idea of her and John being together, that she allowed it to drive her to accuse Elizabeth of the worst sin of all: devil-worship. After awhile she got the other girls to join in with her and accuse other women of worshiping the devil. However, her plan to have John…
Before the play even started Abigail had an affair with John Proctor. In Abigail’s eyes they are still together but John wanted nothing to do with her.…
We can’t help but to tell a lie here and there. We, as a race, have the tendency to unknowingly tell a tale to save ourselves, others or their feelings. In this particular situation, Abigail Williams was only thinking for herself to avoid the rope.…
Through Act 1, Abigail changes her character a number of times. We, as readers, never get to know her true character. In the beginning of the act she is almost portrayed as innocent, presented with "worry", "apprehension" and "propriety", shown in her stage directions such as "quavering as she sits". From this moment in time, the audience are unsure whether she is genuinely caring for her niece Betty or if she is diguising her true self with a selfless cover up. We learn from her dispute with Parris that she had been found dancing in the woods with…
Abigail Williams is a seventeen year old orphan, who cares more about herself than others and she values John Proctor. All throughout this book Abigail was doing multiple selfish things, trying to avoid herself getting into trouble. She lied about her and a group of girls practicing witchcraft in the forest. She also never told that she drunk blood in order to kill Elizabeth Proctor. John Proctor's wife, Elizabeth Proctor, said “I think she see another meaning in that blush.” Elizabeth knows that Abigail has something more like a special feeling about John…
From the beginning of the play, it was known that she had an endless capacity to lie. Abigail danced in the forest and drank blood, then accused her enemies of being witches to cover up for her inappropriate actions. This was a very impulsive decision because she clearly did not think about the end result in that moment. Accusing people of witchery was not taken lightly back then and resulted in the execution of innocent people. Abigail knew the negative consequences of her insane lie, but not once considered admitting to her mistakes and telling the truth. Her lies also put fragile people on edge for doing the right thing. For example, John Proctor convinced Mary Warren to tell the truth in court, but then Abigail accused Mary of sending her evil spirits into her. This put poor Mary Warren on edge and was almost executed because of it, so she gave into the lie and betrayed John Proctor. As a bonus for Abigail, the townspeople of Salem were sympathetic and showed affection towards her because they felt sorry for her. Abigail was gaining power at the expense of innocent people’s lives, which shows how she lies for her personal…
I agree with Winona Ryder when she says Abigail Williams is the villian. Why I think this is because a lot of trouble and also a lot of drama was created by her. Abigail Williams first off is a bad person because she threatens people and uses power. Secondly she threatens all these people without second guessing which shows she is evil. Thirdly she accused people of things that they didn't do. Such as accusing Elizabeth proctor of something she didn't do. That shows she wanted bad for others and tried to take the easy way out of things. Finally she was a bad person because she just caused problems all around and was a negative in the…
Abigail Williams has been committed, of lying and the affair that she has had in the village. “Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut my hand off before I’ll ever reach for you again. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched, Abby” (Miller, 1140). This shows that the affair they were having he did not want to touch her anymore as if they used to. In addition, after they have spoken,…
Abigail posses an immoral persona and many of her actions are unethical. She wants one thing and one thing only, John Proctor, a married man. She participates in infidelity and constructs a web of lies. She knows that it is a sin to have sex with a married man but continues to proclaim her love for him, “I will not, i cannot! You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is you love me yet!” (The Crucible, Act 1). In connection with the infidelity she lies on Elizabeth, Proctor’s wife, and says her spirit stabbed her when in reality she stabbed herself. Similar to her lack of emotions it proves how immoral, unethical, and selfish she really is.…
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play that takes place in 1692 in the small Massachusetts village of Salem. Salem is a Puritan community; they are a very restrictive society with strong beliefs. They believe in hard work and prayer, therefore they consider material and sexual desires unnatural and evil. Abigail Williams, the main character is the reason for the witch trials that begin in Salem. She is dishonest, manipulative and her seductive ways is what makes her the antagonist of this play.…
At the beginning of the play, Abigail’s uncle catches her and her friends in the woods performing witchcraft. He startles the girls and one even passes out. Back at the Parris household, the girls began to be questioned about what happened in the woods. Abigail lies to her uncle to get herself out of trouble and she manipulates her friends. She told her uncle that her and her friends were just dancing in the woods and she threatened her friends into lying about what actually happened. Abigail also blames Tituba, the household servant, for witchcraft even though she’s the one that made Tituba go with her into the woods to do the spells. After Tituba was accused, more and more innocent women were accused.…
Abigail Williams could be considered as a bad role model for sleeping with a married man, but in the feminist perspective women are not judged upon their sexual decision but their personality. She is manipulative, “I have a sense for heat, John, and yours has drawn me to my window, and I have seen you looking up, burning in your lonliness. Do you tell me that you've never looked up at my window?”(Miller, 23). This quote demonstrates her cunning perception which makes John admit a continued affection for her even though he is trying to repair his marriage. Later when she's at the point of getting busted for gossiping about witchcraft, she skillfully manages to pin the whole thing on Tituba and several of Salem's other second-class citizens with the help of the group of girls. Yet she warns the girls, “And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible…