Biographical Data on Character: In “The Crucible”‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ Abigail Williams is seventeen years of age. She is a white Puritan‚ and “strikingly beautiful” (Miller 169). She lives with her uncle‚ Reverend Samuel Parris‚ ten-year old cousin‚ Betty‚ and Barbados maid‚ Titubia. Abigail also worked for John and Elizabeth Proctor until Elizabeth fired her out. In sixteen ninety-two Abigail Williams was actually eleven years old. Her uncle‚ Reverend Parris‚ with the help of Titubia
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Abigail Williams Abigail Williams was born in an unknown town with unknown parents and then moved to live with her uncle‚ Reverend Parris‚ when she was younger. I think the reason she likes older guys‚ like John Proctor‚ because she never really got to know her father. When she moved in with her uncle she felt loss since he was extremely strict and all about himself so she found out ways to get attention. Therefore she started dancing in the woods with her friends and claiming people she does
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Due to our nature‚ the human race will do astonishing things in the name of love and fear. Abigail Williams in “The Crucible” is a fantastic example of this. Not only are her actions absurd to try and gain John Proctor’s whole hearted affection‚ who was her lover‚ but also to gain submission of an ample portion of Salem due to fear. A large part of the submissiveness was gained by her ability to manipulate others‚ especially those she knows well. She starts the fire of hatred‚ for witches and the
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Abigail Williams In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ one of the main characters Abigail Williams is a big part of what caused the Salem witch trials in Salem Massachusetts in 1692. Abigail is a very mean‚ vindictive and controlling girl‚ who always tries to get her way no matter who might be hurt by her along the way. Throughout the play we can see her lies‚ accusations and just being plain mean and vindictive causes a lot of pain and suffering for many people‚ but she never seemed to care about anyone
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The relationship between the characters John Proctor and Abigail was clearly once very passionate. The text shows that once John had much lust for Abigail “I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near!”. Abigail talks about her belief that he loves her: “I saw your face when she put me out‚ and you loved me then and you do now!” which was possibly regret that he had been caught and shame‚ however she interprets it as grief that they will no longer
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The Crucible In “The Crucible”‚ Abigail Williams played the psycho in the play. Abigail was Reverend Parris’ niece‚ and also the woman John Proctor cheated on his wife‚ Elizabeth with. In the beginning of the play‚ Abigail acts as the innocent‚ not all knowing‚ towns girl. Much later on in the play‚ she reveals herself as the suspicious‚ smart and vindictive character. She was once a servant of John and Elizabeth Proctor‚ but was fired once Elizabeth found out she had an affair with her husband.
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In “ The Crucible “ Abigail was accused of the Salem Witch Trials and the dreadful hangings because she was always sneaky‚ mean‚ dishonesty‚ and was the one to blame for when stuff happened. "Abby‚ I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again”. Abigail tried to kill Elizabeth with a curse in the beginning of the play because she had always wanted to marry John Proctor and she thought that the time was right. Therefore‚ mainly everyone
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atrocious actions of Abigail William in order to illustrate that actions have consequences‚ good or bad. In the beginning of The Crucible‚ Abigail‚ one of the girls that went around accusing people of being witches‚ had a stranglehold on the rest of the girls that danced with her at the forest. Abigail forced the girls “to tell them [they] danced” and that is all (Miller 147). Abigail experienced a minor consequence for forcing the girls not being able to
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In the book‚ The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams and her childish friends take advantage of the situation in their hometown of Salem‚ Massachusetts. At the time‚ there was a lot of tension about the discussion of witches and virtually anyone who was accused of being a witch was proven a witch. On page 33 of the book‚ there is a quote that points out the underlying plot of the book. “Sex‚ sin and the Devil were early linked…” is how the quote starts out and it describes the relationship
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