In the short story of The Crucible a character Abigail blames others for what she has done. She purposely caused innocent women to be hung. She had pleaded innocent. When she was found guilty she fled town. She had never paid the price for what she had done. In my opinion she is at fault for everything she had done. She knew the price the others would have to pay when she mentioned them in the witch trials. She did not want to get caught for all the bad she did. She found that she could get out
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In this missing scene‚ Abigail Williams meets John Proctor in the woods‚ where they discuss the happenings in town. Abigail tells John of the mental suffering she has gone through for the good of the town‚ and even shows John the physical proof of her sufferings. Abigail is not in any way connected to witchcraft and has no ability to see spirits‚ Abigail appears insane. She appears to believe that the wounds she has caused herself were. But not only is Abigail is insane enough to mutilate her body
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All through the act Abigail lied about everything which caused conflict with everyone in the town. The moment Betty told Abigail about the fact that she drank blood and didn’t tell Parris about it she became worried. “Betty‚ you never say that again! You will never” (lines 341) shows how Abigail left out an important detail that contributes to the situation with the girls that are being accused of being witchcraft. The rest of the play either she hid things or lied to get her way out of trouble.
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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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In the story the Crucible Abigail is guilty. Some reason why i believe why she is guilty is because‚ she was secretly seeing someone‚ and had an affair with him‚ and his name was John Abigail was also the type of girl that liked to lie so she lied about Ms.Tutuba she also would blame people for things that weren’t true. And for these reasons i believe that she is guilty. Abigail was having an affair with someone named John he was married and they had two kids and one baby one the way and his wife
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Abigail and Her Emotions The Crucible by Arthur Miller has plenty of emotions that are felt and cause many events in this story of anguish. The Crucible is set in a small puritan village in Massachusetts in 1692. It begins with a group a girls that get caught dancing in the forest‚ they try to hide what they were doing and they cause the Salem Witch Trials. If there is someone that fills out the model for and evil antagonist in this play it would definitely be the leader of the dancing girls‚
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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams is a stingy person who causes people to suffer because of her many lies. Abigail Williams was one of the main accusers in the Salem Witch trials. Everything started in a small Puritan Community in 1692 where there were tons of rumors and a tremendous number of people accused of being witches and being hanged when innocent. The Salem Witch Trials is about hearings and prosecutions of people who were accused of witchcraft. Abigail and other girls were
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Dylan Solberg Mr. Bertelsen English Ⅲ 10/8/17 Abigail the Witch What do you think of when you hear the word despicable? Maybe you think of terrible and disgusting things that nobody would ever do. Whilst definitely not being the most admirable‚ Abigail Williams is the most despicable character in the play because she tries to get a woman executed to prove a point to John Proctor. She is the total embodiment of despicable and everything that it relates to. First of all‚ the way she acts is totally
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Sinner to Saint: Is Abigail truly malicious or is she simply misrepresented? Abigail Williams is one of the most contradictory figures within The Crucible. She is charismatic‚ bright and persuasive yet lacks any sense of morals or fairness. She is vindictive‚ selfish and reckless in her pursuit for power and affection. Such actions are seen in Act one when Betty briefly wakes up from her coma like state and begins yelling at Abigail‚ “You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm
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The Crucible play has many characters‚ but how could one forget Abigail Williams? Abigail has the most influence over her friends and this is shown throughout the play. She is very proud and manipulative in any situation. Her character stands out and shows the readers how her character portrays the time period of the evil in the witch trials. Abigail Williams is not a victim of her society. She is very manipulative and has control over all her friends in the play. Abigail treats the girls very poorly
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