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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main characters guilt. You can clearly see as the story unfolds that John Proctor‚ Elizabeth Procter and John Hale all are very much affected by their overwhelming guilt. Each has different causes for their guilty consciences and certainly different outcomes. Throughout this analysis I will discuss those three characters and go in depth on how their guilt drove them to their deaths and unfulfilled futures. John Proctors guilt is most clearly displayed when Hale asks him to recite the commandments
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of all the innocent people the had died during the witch hunt‚ I believe that abigail should be blamed for everything she did. First of all‚ Abigail is a jealous person because of Elizabeth being with John proctor. She is in love with John‚ which starts the Hysteria in the story. Even though John told Abigail that the affair is over‚ she still tries to keep the romance alive between them‚ this is shown on
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it” John Proctor. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller presents a number of conflicts‚ external and internal. In the Crucible there are many character that favor integrity by admitting their mistakes and refusing to lie. Abigail Williams lied to everyone in the court the other girls had all their trust in Abigail so the girls followed what she did and said‚ Abigail claims to see a yellow bird on the beam on the ceiling so her and the girls started screaming and freaking out. John Proctor had
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witchcraft trials of the Puritans in 1692. Miller used his characters in the play to manipulate‚ lie‚ and flat out pave their own highway to social and judicial disruption. He used Abigail Williams as the villain with her finger on the controls‚ John Proctor as the burdened‚ emotionally unstable hero with all the answers‚ and Thomas Putnam alongside
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor proclaims “Because it is my name! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of those who hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” This quote shows both the dilemma in the Salem Witch Trials‚ which Arthur Miller set his story in‚ and the era of McCarthyism which he kind of writes about; John was going to confess to being a witch but couldn’t because he didn’t want to ruin
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maintain the courage to help John Proctor to win his court case in Act III. Mary Warren’s basic goodness is demonstrated on many occasions. She has been hired by John Proctor to help his wife Elizabeth with household chores. Mary proves to be a kind girl who gets along well with Mrs. Proctor. Although Mary has become a court official in Salem‚ she still gets up early in the morning to clean the Proctors’ house. While in court‚ Mary passes the time by making Goody Proctor a present of a small rag
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