CHARACTER: Abigail Williams POINT OF INTERVENTION: Act 1: Scene 2- After she stabs herself with the needle IMAGINED CONTEXT: By the shed Ahh‚ gee‚ damn! Why does he have to be so ignorant! I am only in my youth‚ yet he chooses to love his wife over my love. He loves me‚ he knows me! I have been robbed of my innocence because he cannot accept the fact that his heart longs for mine. My parent’s desires would want my days to be long and happy‚ curse the Indians that bludgeoned my parents to death
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Abigail‚ the orphaned niece to Reverend Parris‚ is cast out of the house of John and Elizabeth Proctor because of her part in the infidelity and adultery committed with John Proctor. Her uncle is suspicious of her hasty exit‚ and even more so when he discovers her dancing in the woods. In order to avoid punishment‚ Abigail claims to be victimised by evil‚ thus causing madness that spread like wildfire through Salem‚ claiming many innocent souls. Yet the one who escaped punishment‚ Abigail‚ is
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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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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
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The Crucible is symbolic of both of these words. In act one Abigail Williams was the most responsible for the chaotic situation that occurred in Salem in the 1600’s. In act one Abigail Williams was most responsible for the riotous situation in Salem. “I look for John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart”(pg 1099). Abigail is saying that John gave her hope and love. John Proctor had an affair on his wife Abigail causing her to fall in love with him. Her desire to have John
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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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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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“Man Is Condemned to be Free” Jean-Paul Sartre‚ a French existentialist philosopher‚ was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy. In both of his major philosophical works‚ “Being and Nothingness” and his famous talk‚ “Existentialism is a Humanism”‚ he emphasized the statement “Man is Condemned to be Free”. Before I agree or disagree to the statement‚ let us first answer this question: what condemns man to be free? According to Sartre‚ we are condemned to be free because
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Abigail Williams Character Essay Stefan Byker Given the patriarchal lifestyle and the lower-rank women held in Puratin societies‚ it is shown that Abigail Williams has been living her entire life at Rock Bottom‚ and her actions within The Crucible are only to keep her from falling even further‚ which is important because this fact provides some reasoning and understanding to her selfish‚ manipulative decisions. All throughout The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams is seen lying to and manipulating people
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Is man condemned to be free? According to Satre‚ man is not free to be free; he is condemned to be free. By this he meant that people are put on Earth without their consent and from then on they are completely responsible for their actions. According to Satre‚ God is‚ essentially‚ dead and none of his prophecies‚ commandments or morals limit our actions. Satre served for the French army during the Second World War and witnesses the atrocities of the holocaust firsthand. This experience‚ along with
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