clearly puts herself out there as the opposition. Abigail is 17-year-old niece of Reverend Parris. She is unmarried‚ and an orphan‚ meaning her position on the social ladder is fairly low. Abigail Williams is a young lady with a vicious and unpredictable nature. She is deceiving‚ violent and untrustworthy. However in Act 1‚ we see an array of her personalities. She acts as the authority‚ focusing on manipulating Parris as it suits her. When she says‚ “Uncle‚ we did dance; let you tell them I confessed
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own life and avoid suspicion. The Putnams do this very thing: Ms. Putnam accuses Betty for having been seen flying over a neighbor’s barn. Before‚ the Putnam’s brother in law was up for the candidacy for reverend‚ but Parris received the job. As a result‚ the Putnams retained a grudge against Parris and therefore against his daughter. Because of this grudge‚ Ms. Putnam accuses Betty of witchcraft without even seeing her do so. This demonstrates one of the key motivators of betrayal: jealousy. Not
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Massachusetts. Abigail Williams‚ the niece of Reverend Parris‚ Used to work for the Proctor family. She was fired by Goody Proctor due to her affair with her husband‚ John Proctor. Because of Abigail Williams jealousy towards Elizabeth‚ she creates a hysteria of witchcraft in hopes to get her killed for the opportunity of being with John again. Early one morning twelve young girls between the ages of 10-17 went in the middle of the woods where they met Tituba‚ Reverend Parris’ slave from Barbados.
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character. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ fear changes a girl’s true nature and power thirsty men begin to crumble at the thought of losing their influence and position in Salem. Abigail is the beautiful‚ ambitious‚ seventeen-year-old niece of Reverend Parris‚ but with her supposed friends‚ Abigail becomes a sly‚ malicious person and tends to manipulate them out of fear of being forgotten and rejected from the group. Abigail threatens the girls: “Let either of you breathe a word […] about the other
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witchcraft arise in the small town of Salem. The play shows characters going to lengths to preserve their good reputation‚ no matter the consequences. This theme of reputation is shown in the play through the characters of Reverend Parris‚ John Proctor‚ and even the court. Reverend Parris is exceedingly selfish and is shown to value his reputation above all several times by Miller in the play. Arthur Miller introduces Pariss standing over his unconscious daughter. One might feel sorry for him but that
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easily‚ you have to work through it and overcome many obstacles in order to get pleasing results .This idea is clearly established in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It is shown through the main characters; John Proctor‚ Abigail Williams and Reverend Hale. The Crucible by Arthur Miller was based on the Salem witch trials that occurred between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and 20 were executed. Eventually the colony admitted the trials were a mistake
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Throughout the play‚ preserving one’s reputation is a prevalent theme. I believe that the truth is more important than a good name. Some characters that are an example of preserving reputation are Abigail‚ John Proctor and Parris. Abigail plays a big role in the play as kind of an antagonist. Abbigail is involved with John in doing sexual things with him even though he has a wife. Abigail says “ I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near! Or
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obviously had something to hide. In this document‚ I will prove her flawed actions with quotes from the story‚ and in-depth detail of how these actions contributed to the trials. In Act 1 of Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ Betty‚ the daughter of Reverend Parris and Abigail’s cousin‚ says “You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!” Abigail was once a servant in John and Elizabeth Proctor’s household. In that time‚ Abigail had an affair with John‚ whilst he
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Abigail Williams in the Crucible Abigail Williams is the niece of Reverend Samuel Parris in Arthur Miller’s book the Crucible. Some people may think she’s just a normal girl but how can people be sure about that? Abigail Williams‚ age 17‚ is indeed a young girl‚ but she’s also an evil villain. Throughout the book‚ there are many examples to show how this is true. Abigail makes up lies to get what she wants‚ to get out of trouble‚ and to manipulate others. She also attempts a homicide just
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candlesticks‚ until he had them… I think‚ sometimes‚ the man dreams cathedrals‚ not clapboard meetin’ houses” (Miller 65). Proctor says this to Parries to illustrate Parris’s materialistic nature and thirst for power‚ land and material possessions. Like Reverend Parris‚ Thomas Putnam is also greedy. Thomas uses his daughter to falsely accuse George Jacob of witchcraft. The accusation leads to the arrest and conviction of George Jacob by Judge Danforth. Giles Corey’s explains to Danforth that Mr. Putnam is
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