At one point in the play she gets angry at Elizabeth Proctor because she believes that she is ruining her reputation “My name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is soiled! Goody Proctor is a gossiping liar!” (Miller 13). She is also threatening the girls so they won’t tell the truth “Let either of you breathe a word‚ or the edge of a word‚ about the other
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reach for you again. Wipe it out of mind we never touched‚ Abby". This scene is vital on the grounds that we now know why Abby would reprimand Elizabeth for witchcraft." Then
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"To vice‚ innocence must always seem only a superior kind of chicanery." Ouida (1839-1908) In The Crucible Abigail committed the greatest of crimes. She destroyed the reputations of many and killed many as well. She influenced others to her evil way and killed out of greed. She managed to get away with her life without even a question of guilt‚ and as the hysteria of witchcraft grew in Salem she did not fear anyone. She was in control over the town and ran it with fear of death. Her magic wand’s
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character of John Proctor. The story starts with people being accused of committing witchcraft. Many of these people are women. One of these women is Elizabeth Proctor who is John’s wife. She was accused by Abigail Williams‚ their former servant and the girl with whom Proctor had an affair. Abigail did this because she wanted to get rid of Elizabeth and be with John Proctor. John went to court to try and free his wife. However at court‚ Proctor ended up confessing his sin of lechery. Proctor had a high
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too good when going after the loved one. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller takes place in Salem in 1692/93 where Abigail Williams is the main character who acts among an evil intent because she can’t be with her "love"‚ John Proctor. She is willing to do anything to get Elizabeth out of the way so that she can fulfil her fantasy of being John’s wife. John regrets committing adultery while his wife was sick and rejects Abby. Whereas others once reproached her for her adultery‚ she now has the opportunity
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Abigail is a harlot‚ and from such harlotry stemmed the evils of The Crucible. Her relationship with John Proctor and her animosity towards Elizabeth Proctor all stem from her evil ways of lechery. Abigail loved John‚ but John only had lust for her because of strains in his marriage. This lust became evident. She makes her story plausible by using spectral evidence against the accused. John Proctor knows he did wrong and has repented his ways‚ however Abigail refuses to forget and repent; she wishes
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John Proctor is one of the most significant characters in the play and is viewed as a very prideful person. At the beginning of the book he does cheat on his wife and have an affair with the maid Abigail Williams. After this he regrets ever doing it‚ but while he is being accused of witchcraft by Abigail he tries to make things right while still keeping the affair a secret. Although he does confess after not too long‚ “A man may think God sleeps‚ but God sees everything‚ I know it now. I beg you
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and John Proctor did have an affair‚ Proctor denies the act. "Wipe it out of your mind. We never touched‚ Abby." Proctor‚ knowing very well that they did have an affair‚ denies it in a dishonest manner. He doesn’t want to reveal his dishonesty‚ knowing‚ that he cheated on his wife. Abagail will not allow him to let the sin down. He is terrified that Abby will reveal what he has committed and everyone will find out‚ but by withholding it‚ he is only enticing Abagail. Abagail accuses Elizabeth for worshiping
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Salem slowly turn against one another‚ causing total hysteria. Jealousy causes individuals to falsely accuse their innocent neighbors. Abigail Williams is envious of John Proctor’s wife‚ Elizabeth‚ and accuses her of witchcraft in order to resume her illicit affair with the married man. She frames Elizabeth with a poppet stabbed with a needle‚ which is discovered later on by Reverend Hale. She expresses her heart to John‚ saying‚ “I cannot sleep for dreamin’; I cannot dream but I wake and walk
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Intro In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the relationship between Proctor and Elizabeth gradually improves throughout the play. At the beginning they are both extremely separate both physically and mentally. However the relationship in Act two starts to develop as Elizabeth rediscovers her love for him that‚ in my opinion‚ has always been there. This then grows even further in Act four when Proctor and Elizabeth’s relationship finally connects and their love is a lot more intense and passionate.
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