Abigail Williams in the Crucible Abigail Williams is the niece of Reverend Samuel Parris in Arthur Miller’s book the Crucible. Some people may think she’s just a normal girl but how can people be sure about that? Abigail Williams‚ age 17‚ is indeed a young girl‚ but she’s also an evil villain. Throughout the book‚ there are many examples to show how this is true. Abigail makes up lies to get what she wants‚ to get out of trouble‚ and to manipulate others. She also attempts a homicide just
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In the story the Crucible Abigail is guilty. Some reason why i believe why she is guilty is because‚ she was secretly seeing someone‚ and had an affair with him‚ and his name was John Abigail was also the type of girl that liked to lie so she lied about Ms.Tutuba she also would blame people for things that weren’t true. And for these reasons i believe that she is guilty. Abigail was having an affair with someone named John he was married and they had two kids and one baby one the way and his wife
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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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story Abigail is the true villain in Arthur Miller’s drama‚ The Crucible. She started out as a innocent maid‚ and Elizabeth(her boss) was sick she had a affair with Elizabeth’s husband Proctor. Afterwards he felt guilty so he kept pushing Abigail away which made her mad. She ended up taking control over these little girls and she would threaten them if they didn’t listen. Elizabeth ended up making a little doll and when she was taking a break she stuck the needle in the stomach and Abigail wanted
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The Crucible The playwright‚ Arthur Miller‚ uses the character construction in the play to position the audience to accept the dominant reading of the play‚ which is the concern and dangers of religious fanaticism. The play‚ The Crucible‚ is set in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. It is based upon the actual events which led to the ‘Salem witch trials’‚ a series of hearings to determine which individuals were in fact practicing witchcraft. The play also conveys parallels to the McCarthyist era‚ during
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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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In this missing scene‚ Abigail Williams meets John Proctor in the woods‚ where they discuss the happenings in town. Abigail tells John of the mental suffering she has gone through for the good of the town‚ and even shows John the physical proof of her sufferings. Abigail is not in any way connected to witchcraft and has no ability to see spirits‚ Abigail appears insane. She appears to believe that the wounds she has caused herself were. But not only is Abigail is insane enough to mutilate her body
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Abigail is fueled by her lust for John Proctor and her own selfishness‚ using the “devil” to further her self centered desire for power‚ and control in Salem‚ with that desire for John inciting her actions. What started as Abigail’s plan to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor‚ ended in what was bigger than Abigail could have imagined - the Salem witch trials. Abigail is a remorseless girl‚ who will do anything to get what she wants. Abigail lusts over John Proctor‚ a married man which turns the town into
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The Crucible: Reverend John Hale - A Dynamic Character In literature‚ there are different types of characters. There are the types of characters that change during the story and some that don’t‚ dynamic and static. There is also how the character is described in the story. They might be flat‚ meaning the character is stereotyped‚ or he might be rounded‚ being the author described him in such a way as to just barely know him enough to tell the story. In the play The Crucible by Author Miller
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Dylan Solberg Mr. Bertelsen English Ⅲ 10/8/17 Abigail the Witch What do you think of when you hear the word despicable? Maybe you think of terrible and disgusting things that nobody would ever do. Whilst definitely not being the most admirable‚ Abigail Williams is the most despicable character in the play because she tries to get a woman executed to prove a point to John Proctor. She is the total embodiment of despicable and everything that it relates to. First of all‚ the way she acts is totally
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