Leading a multitude of people to find the "truth" about a village’s most respected townspeople is Abigail Williams. She was the finger that accused dozens of people‚ who in all likelihood were innocent of the crimes brought against them. Abigail was not the single candle that showed the judges of Salem the way but merely the candle that lit the others. Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible" makes Abigail the conveyance of everything the Puritans would have thought as evil. She had committed sins that
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“Abigail Williams is the most wicked of them all.” In the play The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams is believed to be the most wicked character of them all. Abigail plays a 16 year old‚ liar – vindictive‚ who believes in witchcraft. Abigail makes wide accusations towards other characters throughout the play to deflect her own flaws. Abigail is the so called “bully‚” bossing all of the other girls around‚ who should have just as much say in what they do as Abby. Without Abigail in this play‚ there really
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I can feel his blood covering my hands‚ but why can’t I see it? I can feel a burning ache in my chest‚ but why can’t I stop it? Why didn’t I just help him? I could have helped him‚ I could have saved his life. So why didn’t I? “Charlie‚ Charlie! We need you over here now‚ hurry up!” Yelled Madison. I was on call‚ not much usually happens when I’m on call. kind of boring but I’ve got nothing better to do I guess. Same as every other Friday night basically. I stop at the 7/11 on the corner of Jay
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AbiThesis- Abigail Williams used her manipulative skills to get her way and create hysteria in the town of Salem. 1. Why did Abigail flee Salem? She knows soon she will be questioned for the death of Goody Nurse and John 2. Why does Abigail admit to witchcraft? She knows she can get rid of her enemies by blaming them for witchcraft too 3. How is Abigail a hypocrite? She says she loves god in act 1 but she fuels the witch trials and is seen like a devil-like character 4. Why
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Suddenly the wooden right door opens and Abigail and the children walk towards the judge. Abigail is questioned first and but she lies and accuses Goody Proctor of having poppets. She once again blamed Goody Proctor for sticking the needle in the poppet. She is a no good person‚ she just takes advantage of all us and for what just to have Mr.Proctor to herself. Moments after they ask me to faint to prove that I saw the spirits but I just couldn’t. Afterward Abigail decides to claims that I attack her
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inform you that you should not believe everything that Abigail says. Abigail is a very untrustworthy women that acts like a child. I do not believe that you should listen to her accusations. She has many reasons to make false stories and accusations. The women she has accused are good christian women that would never work with the devil. Those women have grown up and are now mature unlike Abigail. It does not come as a shock to me that Abigail has lied because she has done some very bad things in
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Dear Diary‚ Well‚ he used it. You remember the thing I told you about‚ how there was no way that John would tell the court about our affair to save his wife? Well he did‚ and I almost did a backflip. I didn’t know what I would do‚ so I did what I had to. I lied to the court with a blank face‚ and denied the accusation with everything I had. I became indignant with the judge‚ and he decided that he would ask Elizabeth about why I was fired from her house. Neither John or myself was allowed
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Everything was okay! (screams‚ hands in hair) I remember when we would dance around here‚ the girls‚ Abigail and I. When the days passed by‚ weeks at a time. (spinning around‚ arms in the air) When we spent hour after hour laughing‚ singing‚ dancing. I miss it. I miss everything. The smiles on everyone’s faces‚ the warm air filling our lungs. (breathes in and out deeply‚ raising arms) It was the only ‘voice’ (air quotes) we had most of the time and it often seemed like the only fun‚ us girls could
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“We go on and on about our differences. But‚ you know‚ our differences are less important than our similarities. People have a lot in common whether they see it or not.” –William Hall. Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor were not as different as they seemed‚ they were alike in their love of the same man‚ John Proctor. These women each had their own role in what happened in Salem‚ their roles were very different but had big consequences‚ good or bad‚ in Salem. Elizabeth had the role of the loving
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twenty of the two hundred were executed. Abigail Williams aged 12 was the initial accuser of the Salem Witch trials. She was the first person alongside her cousin Betty to accuse a women of being a witch. This was the start of the trial. Abigail Williams born in 1680 lived with her uncle Reverend Samuel Parris‚ not much is known as to why she stayed with her uncle‚ many historians believe it was because her parents died‚ not much is known on Abigail Williams other than the fact that she was a servant
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