Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor‚ and Elizabeth Proctor are influenced by their sex and sexual repression toward each other. The main antagonist of the play‚ Abigail‚ is guided by her sexual urges toward John Proctor. The witch trials that were started by
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utilize her position to her advantage and drive a wedge between Proctor and his wife once again. Abigail even admits that she has “a heat [for John]” and “looks for the John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart” (Miller 24). Evidently‚ Abigail still has repressed desires for John. Given that Abigail and John’s affair ended poorly with Abigail fired from her job due to Elizabeth‚ Abigail not only lusts for John‚ but also looks to seek revenge on his wife‚ Elizabeth. In Act
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all the other girls. When all the girls were in the forest with Tituba she whispered to her that she wanted to sacrifice her turkey so she can kill John Proctor’s wife‚ Elizabeth and be with John. When Tituba told her no‚ she smashed the turkey’s head and drank its blood hoping to kill her. The next day‚ when the girls are acting funny and John Proctor hears about it and comes into town‚ she sees him at her house. This is when it shows how crazy she is about him. She follows him outside when he is
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John Proctor wanted Mary to confess the dishonesty of the witchcraft accusations‚ but Abby and the other girls didn’t want her to. When Mary arrived at court‚ ready to confess‚ John Proctor would repeat these words to Mary‚ “‘Do that which is good and no harm shall come to thee.’” (page 88) Proctor would repeat this Bible verse to Mary so she understood the significance of telling the truth. His influence convinced Mary to tell the truth to the court which satisfied John because he knew
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from the beginning of the play to the end. Around the end of the first act‚ Abigail attempts to guilt Proctor into continuing their affair‚ trying to convince him that he still loves her no matter the sin (Miller). She tries by saying‚ “I have a sense of heat‚ John‚ and yours has drawn me to my window‚ and I have
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Hale of Beverly both have strong concern for their prestige in the community. Mary Warren is the servant to John and Elizabeth Proctor and once Abigail accuses Elizabeth and she is arrested‚ John insists Mary tell the truth of what the girls are doing to the court. However‚ Mary is afraid of what Abby can do to her and what could happen if she spoke out against her. Mary speaks her fears to john when she says‚ “I cannot charge murder on Abigail . . . She’ll kill me for sayin’ that!” (Miller 1286). She
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rampant. Manipulation is presented not only through the abuse of power but by lying‚ and jealousy. This is especially true of Abigail‚ the teenage niece of Reverend Parris. She started this story by giving herself to a married man. Who happened to be John Procter. In the 16th century‚ western life was very different from today. In the puritan religion‚ children were expected to keep their heads down and be thankful for their existence. Abigail Williams gains power by manipulating the group of girls
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and they know to keep their mouths shut. The girls keep playing their little game giving Abigail more time to go after the one person she wanted gone the most‚ Goodie Proctor. Goodie is her main target because Abby wants her husband‚ John Proctor‚ and knows that she is the only thing in her way. A recent affair between Abby and John sparked an idea in Abby’s head that they would be together because she thinks he’d leave Goodie and only love her. Abigail’s greatest fears and conflicts seem to have
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sick and the town jumps to witchcraft to be the cause. In order to keep her reputation in the town Abigail Williams leads the group of girls in court and accuses many townspeople of witchcraft. Abigail’s ultimate goal is killing Elizabeth Proctor‚ wife of John Procter whom Abigail believes she loves. Abigail will stop at nothing until she is
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Abigail Williams is known for lying about her affair with John Proctor‚ but at what cost? To clear everything up‚ Abigail Williams is a character in the play called “The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller. Within the play’s first scene‚ Abigail is caught “dancing” in the forest by Reverend Parris‚ causing her cousin‚ Betty‚ to faint. As the scene continues‚ Rev. Parris starts to question Abigail about what she and Betty were doing‚ and she lies‚ saying that they were dancing for sport; the action that night
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