are three women who have a role to play. Abigail Williams was an absolute ‘witch’. Mary Warren saved herself. Last but not least‚ Elizabeth Procter never lied. Each of these women showed society who they were as they played their role. “Abigail Williams‚ seventeen‚ enters – a strikingly beautiful girl‚ an orphan‚ with an endless capacity for dissembling. Now she is all worry and apprehension and propriety” (6 Miller). Further‚ a reader can infer that Abigail is an inquisitive girl and worries for
Premium Salem witch trials The Crucible John Proctor
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
Premium Salem witch trials The Crucible
In the play The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ Abigail Williams has a major effect on the Salem witch trials. She plays a major role in the development of the plot of the story and is the main antagonist as well. It is learned in Act I that she has had an affair with John Proctor and that she is accusing others‚ later including his wife‚ of witchcraft. Abigail is not only in love and had an affair with a man that is already married‚ she gets innocent people killed with her false accusations and runs
Premium Salem witch trials The Crucible John Proctor
her house for things out of my control. John Proctor is in love with me‚ and she is envious of such a thing. Elizabeth has blackened my name throughout the village and‚ worst of all‚ made John bend at her will. No matter how much I plead‚ he will not come close to me‚ even if it kills him. I wish that he would look up at my window and be proud of doing so. I said I have more than hope in us‚ but I am starting to think it’s not true as long as Elizabeth is alive. Would the Lord please forgive me for
Premium
the Salem witch trials took place in colonial Massachusetts and led to the death of a lot of innocent people. The start of the Salem witch trials or the cause was the girls and a specific girl Abigail Williams began to accuse people of witch craft. Abigail’s main goal was to accuse John proctors wife of
Premium Salem witch trials Witchcraft The Crucible
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
Premium
during the Salem Witch Trials. In the first act of the drama we are introduced to the character of Abigail Williams‚ who at first is seemingly innocent‚ however‚ we later discover that that is not the case. Abigail can be considered evil or immoral due to countless actions that are found throughout the drama. Though she does commit various atrocious acts we can’t help but feel sympathy for Abigail‚ because she is still at a young age and is very naive. Throughout The Crucible‚ we see many instances
Premium Salem witch trials The Crucible John Proctor
people’s true colors are brought out through difficulties in life‚ through the character Abigail Williams. In the plot of this drama‚ Abigail has to face the challenge of deciding to save herself from punishment‚ or tell the truth‚ and save the town from hysteria. The characterization of when Abigail blames others for witchcraft and claims she is possessed‚ only to eventually point her finger at John Proctors wife‚ portrays her in a way that is perfect in supporting the idea of when
Premium Religion Psychology Fiction
John Proctor of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ is a highly respected man in Salem. "In Proctor’s presence a fool felt his foolisheness instantly....Proctor respected and even feared in Salem"‚ the narrator adds (Miller 20). He was a powerful man who disliked hipocrites and the presence of sin. Before the play begins‚John Proctor has an affair with Abigail Williams‚ a previous house servant of his‚ these actions contradicted his very own beliefs. The narrator comments‚ "He is a sinner..against his
Premium The Scarlet Letter The Crucible Nathaniel Hawthorne
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
Premium The Crucible Salem witch trials