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. Lying can be used as a life preserver for many reasons as highlighted by Judith Viorst‚ a psychoanalysis researcher. A common type of slander used is called the “Peace-Keeping Lie”‚ used to help the liar from any disdain. In the book “The Crucible” Abigail Williams uses this to deceive the whole town. In Abigail’s case‚ she wants to keep her pearly
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her friend’s actions reflect on him and his reputation. Toward the end of the play‚ he is concerned about how he and his reputation will look if people find out some of the most respected people of the church died because of his niece‚ Abigail Williams. Abigail Williams is a manipulative child who spins a web of lies and is almost static similarly to Parris. The apple does not fall far from the tree. Throughout the duration of the play‚ his motives for his actions remain constant. In the beginning of
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Arthur Miller has developed Abigail throughought the play‚ accordingly‚ to suit her role: the young antagonist. As the play progresses we find that she is utterly ruthless and persistently egocentric in order to accomplish her intentions no matter how distressing the impact on others. She is the driving force and sole instigator of each traumatic event in the play. Miller swiftly introduces us to the ‘strikingly beautiful girl’ who has ‘an endless capacity for dissembling’. This already gives
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his play was Abigail Williams. She was a young girl who provoked the search of witches to clear her own name after getting caught dancing in the woods. Abigail needed to find a scapegoat to blame for her acts and she uses her credibility‚ jealousy‚ and selfishness to change the village of Salem to a place of wrongful accusations and back stabbings. Abigail Williams is the niece of Reverend Parris‚ and she uses her credibility to help be believed by the rest of the townspeople. Abigail uses the first
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The Perfect Puritan There is not a doubt in my mind that Abigail Williams is not a perfect Puritan. She is a liar‚ and an adulterer. She would sneak out and do things with John Proctor. During this paper I will provide details that support the reasons why Abigail Williams isn’t a true Puritan women. First‚ Abigail is an adulterer because on page(Arthur 26) it describes the affair she had with John Proctor. She is only 17‚ and having an affair‚ and being an adulterer is against the Puritan ways
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Abigail Williams‚ a major character‚ is a servant to Elizabeth and John Proctor is known as the villain in the play‚ The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. In the small town of Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ girls are accused of dancing in the forest‚ casting spells‚ and conspiring with the devil‚ which is recognized as witchcraft. This creates a big conflict in the town that leads to many deaths. Abigail Williams’ choices influence the outcome of the play more than anyone else by her selfishness and manipulation
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The Crucible Character Analysis: Abigail Williams “Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters. And that is all. 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 night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it. I saw Indians smash my dear parents’ heads on the pillow next to mine‚ and I have seen some reddish
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Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ Abigail Williams plays a very important role as being a manipulative character that accuses many woman of witchcraft‚ some including Tituba‚ Sarah Good‚ Goody Booth and Goody Hawkins. Abigail also had an affair with Proctor‚ which leads to a lot of problems for him down the road. Abigail Williams gets a lot of women in trouble by saying that they were involved in witchcraft and that they were torturing children and young girls. The problem with Abigail saying stuff like this
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Massachusetts. Abigail Williams is one of the young girls who was found dancing in the woods by her uncle‚ Reverend Parris. Along with her good qualities comes a few certain flaws as well. Abigail gets very jealous when it comes to Elizabeth‚ spiteful when she has a lot of anger built up and untruthful when it comes to admitting that she danced in the woods. Abigail is a main factor when it comes to the blaming of the events that have happened in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Abigail Williams is very jealous
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things but mostly spoke on emotional intensity. Abigail is a mean and naïve person who wants her way no matter who she hurts. Her accusation and lies cause many people pain and suffering but she seems to never care for anyone but‚ her love of her life‚ John Proctor. Since Abigail Williams is motivated by revenge and rebellious her decision to kill Elizabeth‚ ruin the Proctor’s family‚ and protect herself creates mayhem by the end of the play. Abigail has many roles and characteristics in this play
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