counterpart is a jezebel figure. A jezebel figure is commonly associated with a woman who is regarded as evil and scheming. Abigail’s evil can be seen through her interactions with the other women of the play. For example‚ she threatens Betty and Mary Warren by saying‚ “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 a pointy reckoning that will shudder you” (The Crucible‚ Act 1). In addition she is
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Abigail is the whole idea of jealousy. She exudes jealousy and envy over Elizabeth Proctor and she wants her dead for it. In Abigail’s raid of jealousy‚ she first mentions Elizabeth’s name in court and then she has Mary Warren give Elizabeth a poppet which is soon used against her. When Abigail and the other girls were first dabbling in witchcraft‚ Abigail supposedly drank blood which was supposed to have killed Elizabeth. Abigail has such hate for Elizabeth due to the
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O’Brien‚ shows how Mary Anne Bell is affected by the tough conditions of war. Mark Fossie‚ the boyfriend of Mary Anne‚ tells her to fly out to Vietnam so that they can be together. Once she arrives‚ Mary Anne quickly reveals her curiosity by taking an interest in activities to help the squad such as cooking‚ caring for the injured‚ night patrolling‚ etc. Essentially‚ she starts to become one of the soldiers. O’Brien conveys how the violent and warlike atmosphere transforms Mary Anne physically and psychologically
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He admitted the truth about Abigail and his past relationship with her when Elizabeth is imprisoned‚ but it was overlooked when Abigail tried to place the blame on Mary Warren. The court believed Abigail’s word because of her authority as crucial evidence to the witch trials. She kept denying her acts of fraud‚ even when Mary Warren confessed the truth and Proctor revealed his affair with her. If Proctor had told Hale about Abigail’s lie beforehand‚ she wouldn’t have any power to cast doubt on Elizabeth
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The Crucible – Mary Warren Mary Warren is a young servant girl whose ethics are challenged when she becomes afflicted with terror and intimidation. She is a maid for John Proctor‚ and becomes involved in the Salem witch hunt as one of the accusers‚ led by Abigail Williams. Mary Warren is a very weak person in the play‚ who gives in to pressure a number of times. Proctor manages to convince her to reveal that she and the other accusers have been fabricating their stories and ‘supernatural experiences’
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Excessive pride is an inflated sense of one’s personal ego or how they feel about their own accomplishments. The play‚ The Crucible‚ recounts the time period of American history in which the country was being plagued with accusations of innocent citizes working for Satan; these citizens were labeled ’witches’ or ’wizards’. Most of the accused were hanged for their ’sins’ and many were excommunicated from the Church. The author of The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller‚ employs the theme of Pride throughout
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their lives. Once he found out that Abigail had accused his wife‚ Elizabeth‚ of being a witch and stabbing her with a needle using a poppet‚ he knew enough was enough. He had Mary Warren confess to have been the one to make the doll and that she never saw any spirits of the other accused people. After Abigail started accusing Mary of witchcraft‚ Proctor called out Abigail‚ stating “How do you call Heaven! Whore! Whore” (Miller‚ 1206). Being the time period and the religion that they are‚ making a statement
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causes people to make rash decisions‚ so he began to doubt all the work he had been doing in Salem and the Witch Trials as a whole. Hale’s inner conflict begins when John Proctor‚ a town leader‚ brings one the “bewitched” girls‚ Mary Warren‚ before the court. Proctor brings Mary because she claims that all the girls are lying about being witched and is ready
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In The Crucible there are consistent themes of the importance of reputation in society during the Salem Witch Trials. Within the town of Salem women specifically were expected to keep and maintain a good image by their actions‚ words‚ etc. Due to the witch trials‚ women were robbed of their good woman title‚ and their honor. Reputation was a key part of society during the time period of the witch trials. Women weren’t seen equal to men‚ and they had to be held accountable to high standards. In
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Proctor had together. So Abigail did everything she can to make sure Elizabeth was out of the picture. One day on trial while sitting next to Mary Warren who is now Elizabeth’s and John’s maid she saw her making a poppet and when she finished she stuck the needle in the stomach for safe keeping. This was when Abigail’s plan fell into place she knew that Warren was going to give Goody Proctor the poppet so she decided to strike herself in the stomach with a needle. Placing the blame on Elizabeth. With
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