Crucible‚ Arthur Miller instills a sense of pride in his main characters‚ including Abigail Williams‚ who is too proud to admit her wrong ways. People around the world‚ of all cultures‚ have a sense of pride in them which an individual must adhere to‚ to keep his /her self-respect. The dishonesty and possessiveness of Abigail Williams emphasizes that pride can drive the mind to manipulate others even if it is unjust. Abigail Williams is introduced as an extremely beautiful girl with an ability to disguise
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for all problems that arise in this carefully crafted play by Arthur Miller. This play‚ ’The Crucible’ is based on the 1692 witch trials that occurred in Salem‚ Massachusetts yet it also focuses on the relationships between various characters. Abigail Williams doesn’t have much luck in this play‚ and she never really had. She lives with her uncle - Reverend Parris and his daughter Betty‚ because she’s an orphan and claims she: ’’Saw Indians smash my dear parents heads on the pillow next to mine
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story Abigail is the true villain in Arthur Miller’s drama‚ The Crucible. She started out as a innocent maid‚ and Elizabeth(her boss) was sick she had a affair with Elizabeth’s husband Proctor. Afterwards he felt guilty so he kept pushing Abigail away which made her mad. She ended up taking control over these little girls and she would threaten them if they didn’t listen. Elizabeth ended up making a little doll and when she was taking a break she stuck the needle in the stomach and Abigail wanted
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To what extent is the narrator of ‘My Last Duchess’ a disturbing character? ‘My Last Duchess’ is a dramatic monologue written by the celebrated poet Robert Browning. Browning has structured the poem in rhyming couplets and with iambic pentameter. This creates a comfortable rhythm when read aloud. The poem is from the point of view of a Duke‚ and set in the 16th Century Italy. At this time men were very much in control of their wives‚ and viewed them as their ‘property’. This is shown frequently
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who is to blame for the outcome of the play is Abigail Williams. There were many people that got harmed‚ both physically and emotionally. She is a cruel and evil girl that will do anything to get what she wants. Also to keep herself out of danger or trouble‚ Abigail Williams is too blame for the deaths 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
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Parris’ niece‚ Abigail served as the Proctors’ servant before Elizabeth fired her for having an affair with John. Abigail and John Proctor had been lovers but that soon ended. "John‚ I am waiting for you every night" (Page 176). Abigail’s jealousy towards Elizabeth proctor caused her to resort to blackmail. She couldn’t take the fact that John no longer loved her the way he did‚ and that he wanted to pretend that nothing ever happen. "Give me a word John‚ a soft word" (Page 176). Abigail not only went
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The Duke and the Duchess Victoria Overton Introduction to Literature Dr. Elliott-White June 4‚ 2012 The Duke and the Duchess Murder‚ mystery and intrigue can all be used to describe Robert Browning ’s poem‚ "My Last Duchess." From the speakers ’ indirect allusions to the death of his wife the reader could easily think that the speaker committed a vengeful crime out of jealousy. His elaborate speech confuses and disguises any possible motives‚ and the mystery is left unsolved. Even if he did
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of mob mentality can destroy a community‚ is also a story of falling from grace. From Proctor’s affair with Abigail‚ to judge Danforth’s decision to condemn so many innocent people to their deaths. Out of all of these people‚ Abigail falls the furthest. In the beginning she is the victim‚ her parents dead‚ a self centered uncle who cares more about his reputation than his own niece.”Abigail‚ I have spent 3 long years to bend
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duchess to an envoy of a nobleman‚ whose daughter he is planning to marry. Similarly‚ the contemporary woman in Gabriel Spera’s “My Ex-Husband‚” relates the details of her first marriage to the man in her new relationship. Throughout both dramatic monologues‚ jealousy‚ pride‚ and control blur the lines between illusion and reality. “Jealousy” The current of jealousy is evident throughout the dialogue. In “My Last Duchess” the Duke’s possessive nature rails at not having his wife’s total attention
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only way for the women to be happy with them forever is to take their lives. Along with the their jealously and instability it leads them to take their lovers lives to keep them from others to be theirs for the rest of time. The stories dramatic monologue follow the same pattern but have different meanings changing the story and it’s affect on
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