Compare And Contrast Abigail Williams And Elizabeth Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor And
Abigail Williams
Erin Riner
Kelly Kane
Period 8
Erin Riner
Mrs. Kane
English 3, P8
September 22, 2013
Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams
In the play, The Crucible, Arthur Miller describes the unforgettable events of the Salem Witch Trials through the leading female characters, Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. While the puritan girls in Salem stirrup madness, Abigail and Elizabeth are ruling above everyone for their own particular motivations. In Abigail William’s heart lies the shame and revenge while Elizabeth rest in the hands of righteousness and truth. Although they both enhance the play’s drama, their desire for John Proctor cause the deaths and issues in Salem to skyrocket. …show more content…
In order to avoid getting in trouble for dancing in the woods and forcing Tituba to cast a spell on Elizabeth, she continuously made up stories about other people practicing witchcraft in her community. Not only did she make up lies about witchery, she would try to convince her uncle that Elizabeth Proctor was out to get her. "She hates me uncle, she must, for I would not be her slave. It 's a bitter woman, a lying, cold, sniveling woman, and I will not work for such a woman!" (Miller, Act 1, 12)
She was not only a liar; she also was a forceful demanding woman. When any of the other girls involved with accusing others felt remotely guilty, Abigail would threaten them in order for her to get her ways. “. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shutter you. And you know I can do it."(Miller, Act 1,
Abigail Williams
Erin Riner
Kelly Kane
Period 8
Erin Riner
Mrs. Kane
English 3, P8
September 22, 2013
Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams
In the play, The Crucible, Arthur Miller describes the unforgettable events of the Salem Witch Trials through the leading female characters, Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. While the puritan girls in Salem stirrup madness, Abigail and Elizabeth are ruling above everyone for their own particular motivations. In Abigail William’s heart lies the shame and revenge while Elizabeth rest in the hands of righteousness and truth. Although they both enhance the play’s drama, their desire for John Proctor cause the deaths and issues in Salem to skyrocket. …show more content…
In order to avoid getting in trouble for dancing in the woods and forcing Tituba to cast a spell on Elizabeth, she continuously made up stories about other people practicing witchcraft in her community. Not only did she make up lies about witchery, she would try to convince her uncle that Elizabeth Proctor was out to get her. "She hates me uncle, she must, for I would not be her slave. It 's a bitter woman, a lying, cold, sniveling woman, and I will not work for such a woman!" (Miller, Act 1, 12)
She was not only a liar; she also was a forceful demanding woman. When any of the other girls involved with accusing others felt remotely guilty, Abigail would threaten them in order for her to get her ways. “. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shutter you. And you know I can do it."(Miller, Act 1,