Do you think that Abigail Williams was chiefly responsible for the Salem witch trials? If not who else was to blame? Life in Salem was very restrictive for any one‚ any variations of having fun were a sign of the devils work‚ like dancing. So the villagers were very serious in all matters. For example if verbal threats or curses came true‚ it was seen as the devils influence. They also had a wearied way of judging people. If somebody confessed to seeing the devil and wanted to be blessed by God
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tunnel might have‚ it finally ends abruptly‚ and light‚ that is to say truth and virtue‚ prevails. That is what seems to happen in the plays Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ and The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller. Abigail Williams is a main character in The Crucible who seems to follow the advice that Lady Macbeth gave his husband regarding how to lie. Abigail actually look[s] like the innocent flower‚ for she is a young girl whom nobody seems to mistrust‚ and everybody refers to her and her friends as the
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The Crucible Reading plays and watching them being performed live on a stage provide two very different representations of the same idea‚ with one highlighting themes that the other might understate or vice versa. While reading The Crucible‚ I found that I while I could easily sympathise with Proctor and his wife‚ I did not emotionally connect to the other convicted characters‚ such as Giles Corey or Goody Nurse. However‚ after watching The Crucible performed on stage‚ I realised that I felt much
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Reverend Hale In Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ when characters are faced with adversity‚ they are forced to show their true morals and beliefs. The character of Reverend Hale fights a battle between what ideasl have been engraved in his mind by books and society‚ and what he feels in his soul is truly right. In the end his soul prevails and finds him completely changed. Because he is a character with such high moral standards regarding everything he does‚ he sees the flaws and falsities of the
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Throughout The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ a series on witch trials occur that creates mass hysteria in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. Abigail Williams‚ one of the main characters‚ fabricates the lies that begin the witch hunt in her attempt to divert everyone’s attention towards her including the attention of John Proctor. In the play‚ Proctor has an affair with young Abigail while his wife goes through postpartum depression causing Abigail to fall in love with him but John returns to his wife
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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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husband and Abigail Williams and turned Abigail out of her house. Elizabeth is Abigail’s number one target but is saved from hanging because of her pregnancy. She believed that she was the reason that her husband John was driven to infidelity. Elizabeth is usually extremely honest and pure‚ but when she is being mistreated‚ she can be cold. Reverend Parris is recently the assigned minister in Salem‚ Massachusetts. He is also the father of Betty Parris. He is also the uncle of Abigail Williams. His belief
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downfall for him and other accused “witches” living in Salem. His lust for Abigail that led to an affair created jealousy towards his wife Elizabeth‚ and resulted in Abigail spreading lies and causing witch hysteria to arise. After the trials began‚ John realized that he could out Abigail and make everyone see her for what she was (a liar) and put an end to many innocent deaths by confessing to his adultery and proving Abigail was only extracting revenge on his wife Elizabeth Proctor. He tried to save
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the Proctor family and Abigail williams‚ a typical man vs man conflict‚ develops the significance of The Crucible through the influence that Abigail’s actions have on the downfall of her relationship with the Proctors. Most notably‚ Abigail’s affair with John Proctor‚ her boss of the time‚ sparks a major change that shapes the rest of the play. Suspicions from Elizabeth about this affair result in Abigail’s termination as the Proctor servant. Resentful of Elizabeth‚ Abigail acts on her jealousy‚ causing
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Abigail’s Conscience I can’t believe all of this has happened. I feel so guilty‚ but I don’t really care‚ I know I’m more important than any of those old people. Besides‚ John Proctor deserved it! How dare he use me just because he was lonely and having marital problems! I had all the rights to destroy his marriage. However‚ I can’t help but feeling awful when I think about those two boys that have no father anymore. Its all my fault! I started this nonsense of witchcraft just because I was scared
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