“Being the despicable person that you are, you show no remorse” (Carmen Proviano). The character of Abigail has no concern for consequences and did not receive any repercussion. Abigail actions lead to the Salem witch trials. In the play, “The Crucible”, written by a miller, Abigail shows negative character attribute because she was narcissistic, a perjurer, and caused mass hysteria.…
At the end of Act 1 of the Crucible, Abigail and Betty accuse around 39 women of being “with the Devil”, or performing witchcraft. The result of their accusations is shown in Act 2. Abigail and Betty have obtained such an enormous amount of power and credibility in such a short amount of time. Their accusations are not taken lightly nor even questioned when the majority of the names they have spoken seem to just have been at random. One accusation, however, seems deliberate and that is the accusation of Elizabeth Proctor.…
One example that shows Abigail deserves the blame is in act two, Abigail is very found of John Proctor and would love to be his new mistress so she thought that accusing his wife(Elizabeth Proctor) would “get her out of the way” so Abigail would get what she wanted. “It is her dearest hope, John, I know it. There be a thousand names; why does she call mine?... She thinks to take my place John”(Miller…
In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, a lot of characters and themes have been introduced. One particular character is, a sneaky and deceiving young girl, Abigail. To be such a young girl, she acts a lot older than she really is. She chases after John Proctor, who is obviously much older than her and is already married. She talks about how she waits for him every night, and flirts with John.…
Based on my knowledge of the witchcraft trials through the play The Crucible By Arthur Miller, I believe that Abigail Williams was mostly to blame for what happened in Salem, Massachusetts. Abigail caused many problems in the town of Salem that did not need to happen. The first problem that arises because of Abigail was her affair with John Proctor. The affair itself ended up causing even more problems. John was afraid that if he continued seeing Abigail, the people of Salem would find out and it would ruin his good name.…
The witch trials in Salem, where a huge event in history. However do you know who is responsible for them? Do you know who started the rumor of witches in the town of Salem? In the drama, The Crucible by Arthur Williams, Abigail Williams is the one responsible for the witch trials. Abigail Williams is a major character in the witch trials.…
In the town of Salem, Massachusetts there has been lots of accusations about witchcraft and thought to be good Puritan people worshiping the devil. It has all started with a group of girls dancing around a fire in the woods and getting found by Rev. Parris. This finding has led to lots of people in the town pointing fingers at one another. As a result of the finger pointing, people have been hung for not pleading guilty to a crime they have not committed. The person that is to blame for the hangings in our town of Salem is Abigail Williams, the niece of Parris.…
I believe that Abigail was simply a victim. Abigail didn’t have the best life in the world. Abigail had to watch as her parents were murdered by Indians at such a young age. She was sent to live with her uncle who was the Reverend Parris. I can imagine living with the Reverend she had strict life.…
Abigail had an affair with John Proctor while he was with Elizabeth, she framed Elizabeth with a poppet which is considered doing or attempted witchcraft, and she pretended to be taken over by the Devil to make Elizabeth seem more guilty. What she does is everything a heartless soul would do. A question that runs through some people’s minds is did Abigail deserve the outcome of the Crucible play? There’s three substantial reasons on why she did deserve the outcome of the play.…
In The Crucible by Arthur Miller many characters are responsible for the outcome of the story. The Crucible is about three teenage girls who are caught dancing in the woods. Dancing was not allowed in Salem in 1692 and they knew that they would be punished. To avoid their punishment they accuse others of making them do it by using witchcraft. Innocent people are hanged because of the lie they made.…
During the Salem Witch Trials, innocent lives were taken at the hands of mass hysteria. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams started to accuse people of witchcraft and more girls followed her lead. Most people would think that because of this, Abigail is the only one to blame for starting the hysteria. While Abigail is to blame for her actions, the true root of her motivation can be traced back to John Proctor. He cheated on his wife with Abigail but broke it off after she found out, causing her to want his wife out of the way so she could be with him.…
One of the reasons why Abigail is most to blame for the witch trials is because how often Abigail makes false accusations throughout the play. Firstly, Abigail accuses Tituba of witchcraft right in the beginning when she told the girls that “Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam‘s dead sisters” (Act 1 Scene I). Abigail knew she would be in trouble if anyone found out what the girls were doing in the forest when the townsmen suggested to call Hale, so Abigail automatically…
In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, Abigail Williams has the horrible qualities often associated with the term villain. There are multiple instances in the story where Abigail is associating herself with some type of evil. The occurrence that sticks out most to readers is her undertaking in the corruption of Elizabeth Proctor. Another incidence that cannot go unnoticed is the constant development of a plan consisting of lies, manipulation, and deception, to not only kill Elizabeth Proctor, but many other people along the way. Lastly, her endless affection toward John Proctor, a married man, is what ultimately fuels her to do her devilish acts.…
Deceitful Actions of a Young Girl In the play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, a seventeen-year-old girl named Abigail Williams leads a group of girls to wrongfully accuse innocent people and have them killed just because they disliked them. These trials were later known as the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Abigail Williams was deceitful and dishonest with her false accusations. She accuses Elizabeth Proctor out of lust and greed to take her place as partner of John Proctor.…
Abuse of power withinThe Crucible was a significant theme that contributed to the storyline and plot of the play. Many characters within the play who were elevated to temporary positions of authority tended to use this fluctuation in power to manipulate others for their own benefit and greed. Abigail was largely responsible for this as she used and abused her newfound power to accuse Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft so she could destroy John and Elizabeth’s marriage in order to have John all to herself. Other characters that also abused their power were the Putnam’s, who accused Rebecca Nurse of witchcraft so they could gain her land and have someone to blame for their lack of healthy babies.…