Hester Prynne and Abigail Williams The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ is a novel about a young women named Hester Prynne who is forced to bear a scarlet A on her breast for commiting the sin of adultury. For violating the strict puritian religion‚ she is isolated from society‚ with the product of her sin‚ her daughter Pearl. She is greatly critizised and humiliated by the townspeople. Hester did not commit the sin alone‚ but her lover is at fault as well. He remains silent until guilt
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shows how neighbors would accuse each other for revenge. Although many might first blame Abigail Williams‚ Reverend Parris is responsible for the deaths in Salem. In the first act‚ Reverend Parris pushes Abigail‚ his niece‚ to admit to conjuring spirits in the woods. In the beginning‚ he sees Abigail‚ Tituba‚ and other girls in the woods dancing‚ and he assumes that it was witchcraft. He confronts Abigail about the situation‚ and she denies all of it. Because of this‚ he uses guilt to push her into
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All is fair in love and war" Abigail Williams a girl of 17‚ from The Crucible sure did put a new spin to this saying. She believed that her love for John Proctor‚ a married man‚ was true love and so did a great many atrocities for that so called "love" even though in truth it was just a affair. This girl is the main villain of this story and thus is characterized as such : crazy‚ obsessed‚ and truly a manipulative girl. "Why is she crazy?"you might ask. Abbie was single handedly a 17 year old
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Abigail Williams In "The Crucible" the character I dislike the most is Abigail Williams because she is portrayed to have no morals‚ very deceitful‚ and is a liar. Abigail is the kind of person who always wants her way‚ no matter who she hurts. Abigail Williams is a character of no morals. Abigail only did what she thought was best for her and never thought about others. Abigail went to great distances to get John Proctor to be her husband. She had an affair with John. She even accused
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Abigail Williams: The Crucible The Crucible is a drama that is exciting and intriguing with unforgettable characters. One of the main characters from the play is Abigail Williams‚ she is complex and at times the reader wonders why she does the things she does. The three adjectives that the reader may use to describe Abigail are selfish‚ a liar‚ and a leader. Abigail is one of many interesting characters‚ and perhaps the most interesting one in The Crucible. The first adjective that describes Abigail
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tell a tale to save ourselves‚ others or their feelings. In this particular situation‚ Abigail Williams was only thinking for herself to avoid the rope. Lying can be used as a life preserver for many reasons as highlighted by Judith Viorst‚ a psychoanalysis researcher. A common type of slander used is called the “Peace-Keeping Lie”‚ used to help the liar from any disdain. In the book “The Crucible” Abigail Williams uses this to deceive the whole town. In Abigail’s case‚ she wants to keep her pearly
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trying to dictate over other people is Abigail Williams. On the other hand‚ a few of the people that attempt to escape the powerful peoples’ grasp are: John Proctor‚ Reverend Hale and Marry Warren. This struggle for power is very suspense full and it is shocking to imagine the way a town could be so easily deceived. First of all‚ Abigail Williams is no innocent twelve year old. She develops immense control over the village with the power of fear. At first Abigail wins over her peers such as: Mercy
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Abigail Williams is a very selfish‚ liar‚ and cunning character. She holds most of the responsibility for the groups of girls including Tituba meeting in the woods. Once Reverend Parris discovers them‚ Abigail attempts to conceal her behavior because it will eventually reveal her affair with John Proctor. Abigail is very selfish‚ she had an affair with Mr. John Proctor even though he is married. She states that she only wants john for herself. She also told john they could run away together‚ to be
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Although Abigail Williams liked to think of herself as an important part of the witch trials‚ her motivations for what she did were not that different than many ordinary teenagers: she sought revenge‚ put her own well-being ahead of others‚ and let her feelings for John dictate her actions. Abigail has a conniving mind like most teenage girls have when they plot revenge‚ and she goes above and beyond to get her revenge. Seven months had passed since Abigail Williams worked for the Proctor’s and
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people’s true personalities. This quote is true‚ and many works of literature support this idea. Two pieces of literature that support this statement made by Alexander Pope are Arthur Miller’s tragedy‚ The Crucible‚ and the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee. In the play‚ The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ the author shows how people’s true colors are brought out through difficulties in life‚ through the character Abigail Williams. In the plot of this drama‚ Abigail has to face the challenge of
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