Abigail‚ because she is still at a young age and is very naive. Throughout The Crucible‚ we see many instances where Abigail’s actions make her seem evil or immoral. Early on in the drama we come to find that Abigail was involved in witchcraft: MARY WARREN: Abby‚ we’ve got to tell. Witchery’s a hangin’ error‚ a hangin’ like they done in Boston two years ago! We must tell the truth‚ Abby. You’ll only be whipped for dancin’‚ and
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Still not fooled‚ Proctor goes against the girls and court officials views‚ with the help of one of the puritan girls‚ Mary Warren. Mary would help Proctor because she was once accusing people but now knows there are no witches in Salem. Mary’s honest confession could have altered the outcome but Abigail and the girls turned on Mary and accused her of witchcraft. Their power
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intentions‚ for fear of ruining proctor’s reputation. When arrested‚ proctor goes wild and realizes that he must save his wife‚ even if it means losing his good name and confronting Abigail in court about their affair. Proctor convinces Mary Warren to write her deposition accusing Abigail and her friends of lying and never seeing an evil and spirits. When in court‚ proctor confesses that Abigail wants his wife dead because they had an affair and his wife threw her on the high road for being
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Elizibeth had been given a poppet by Mary Warren and it had no intention the make controversy. However‚ John went to Abigail to stop the madness of witchcraft but Abigail did not give up and stabbed herself wit ha needle. As of later‚ the poppet had a needle found in it which led to Elizibeth being
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“In matters of malice‚ the devil suits his actions to man’s beliefs about them‚” stated by Reverend John Hale. The way people perceive evil during 1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts has caused them to deal evil deeds themselves. John Hale’s remarks of the witchcraft hysteria about how men’s view on the witch trials has cause them to immorally deal with them‚ as depicted in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The Crucible is a play about a dispute over the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts of 1692 as one girl
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as ruthless and cunning as she was when she confronted the Witch Trials. She accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft so she can marry John Proctor. She was never afraid to lie to save herself and burden others with accusations. Abigail claims Mary Warren is a bird threatening her safety so that she can fool the others in believing that she is not a witch.Those actions bring her to a whole new level of deceptiveness and dishonesty. If hypothetically placed during the Red Scare‚
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leaves. Following his departure‚ Betty rises and begins pointing fingers at several women in village who are witches. Abigail joins in and immediately accuses John’s wife‚ Elizabeth. Abigail saw this as a chance to get John to herself. Later‚ Marry Warren‚ the Proctor’s current servant confesses that all of the girls were lying and pretending to be bewitched in court and John takes her in front of the Judge. When Abigail is asked if it’s true‚ she denies it and lead the other girls to taunt Marry mercilessly
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Reverend Hale is talking to John Proctor and Corey Giles about the imprisonment and charges against Rebecca Nurse and Giles’ wife. In the upheaval caused by the accusations Abigail‚ Betty‚ and Mary Warren gave‚ John Proctor’s word that they are lying means nothing. Hale cannot control the town anymore and is left to almost begging for more time to get confessions from those accused and to gain reason from the town. Abigail is trusted and believed because of her family tie to Reverend Parris. Since
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The crucible is a noteworthy piece of literature that reveals an important period of the american colonies history. The book presents criticism of the witch hunting ideology that rooter from mccarthyism. Abigail williams is portrayed as a young beautiful girl who is associated with the devil‚ who took the form of a woman to convince the women from the village into sin. abigail is very vengeful‚ selfish‚ manipulative and a spectacular liar. She seems to be gifted at spreading death‚ manipulating others
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who were accused is in Act II: ELIZABETH. I would to God she were. There be fourteen people in the jail now‚ she says. Proctor simply looks at her‚ unable to grasp it. And they’ll be tried‚ and the court have power to hang them too‚ she says… MARY WARREN. No‚ sir. There be thirty-nine now-- She suddenly breaks off and sobs and sits down‚ exhausted. (Miller 54-56) The storyline and characters don’t have to represent crucible‚ though. The title The Crucible is not significant to the play because it
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