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    Abigail Williams: the Perfect Puritan Society is going to judge people no matter what they do‚ so people might as well be who they want to be. In the crucible‚ during the Salam witch trials‚ Abigail Williams did what she wanted‚ she was not the typical Puritan‚ and definitely not a perfect one at that. She did things women were not allowed to do. She lied‚ and costed many people their lives because of it. She had a man cheat and blacken his name. She uses her acting skills and the girls around

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    Neel Parikh English11 7/8 Victorero-Mongone 10th‚ May 2013 Psychological Evaluation of Abigail Williams When people hear the term psychological disorder‚ they usually think of someone who might have gone crazy or are on the verge of losing their mind. That is not always true however as‚ some of those diseases are pretty severe and whereas others that are not too harsh. A prime example of this would be the movie A Beautiful Mind where John Nash was having false imaginations of things including agents

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    accused of witchcraft and being in association with the devil. In this play‚ Miller introduces a character named Abigail Williams‚ who starts to lie and accuse innocent people to cover up her own sins such as an affair with an older‚ married man‚ or dancing in the forest. Abigail has the constant need for power‚ which leads to an accusation frenzy‚ accusing anyone who stood in her way. Once Abigail accused the innocent ‚ building up a web of lies‚ people start to turn on her and question her motives‚ which

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    short as they hanged‚ lifeless and cold their feet dangling just feet above the ground. One young lady was even smirking at the horrid sight as she came to realize her extreme actions had paid off. This young lady was Abigail Williams. Abigail was a 17 year-old girl. Through Abigail Williams a girl in The Crucible‚ the author‚ Arthur Miller describes his perception of young females during the time of the Salem Witch Trials making them out to be selfish‚ attention seeking‚ and manipulative individuals

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    a young girl named Abigail Williams uses her cunningness and deceitfulness to get what she wants. Her jealousness and lack of moral and ethics gives her the ability to condemn innocent beings to death‚ without any questions. Abigail Williams is seen as “seventeen and strikingly beautiful” (138). However‚ she is selfish‚ and an excellent liar. When questioned about what had happened in the forest‚ she saves herself by saying she and the girls were only dancing. Abigail lies with the intention

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    John Chabala‚ Period 5‚ La 11H 12-19-14 Abigail Williams   Author Millers play The Crucible.  A small town in Massachusetts (in 1692) had a horrific event over a huge witch trial where over 24 people were killed; this eventually became known as the famous “Salem Witch Trials‚” the person who started the horrifying event was named Abigail Williams. As one of the main characters in the play‚ she is a very attractive young lady.  However‚ her outwards personality seems to be bitter‚ spiteful and vengeful

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    Abigail Williams “Why are you concealing? Have you sold yourself to Lucifer?” (Miller 1106). Abigail Williams is a seventeen year old niece of Reverend Parris. Abigail lies to conceal her affair‚ and to prevent charges of witchcraft. In order to avoid severe punishment for casting spells and adultery Abigail shifts the focus away from herself by accusing others of witchcraft. This desperate act of self-defense soon becomes Abigail’s path of power. Abigail is not a victim of her own society in Salem

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    Abigail Williams is a dominant figure in The Crucible. She is both malicious and manipulative. She is astute and knows how to use power to her own advantage. She is a marvellous antagonist with vengeful desires and she is ruthless for the mass hysteria and death which happens later in the play. Throughout the first act‚ we learn that Abigail is dominant and has authority over other characters within the play. “(Betty doesn’t move. She shakes her.) Now stop this! Betty! Sit up now!” The use of the

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    In the book‚ The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams and her childish friends take advantage of the situation in their hometown of Salem‚ Massachusetts. At the time‚ there was a lot of tension about the discussion of witches and virtually anyone who was accused of being a witch was proven a witch. On page 33 of the book‚ there is a quote that points out the underlying plot of the book. “Sex‚ sin and the Devil were early linked…” is how the quote starts out and it describes the relationship

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    The Crucible of Abigail Williams Abigail Williams is a very spiteful and bitter woman‚ but she has the biggest influence on the play with all the lies she tells about people being witches which are believed and cost some people their lives. Abigail is one of the most misunderstood characters because she is so good at lying that it almost seems like she is telling the truth. A crucible is a large test that one may face that may force them to make a controversial decision to benefit them or to

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