The Crucible Without exception, every situation or story has a villain and victim, the victim being the person who is getting taken advantage of. The villain being the person who is taking advantage. Therefore, Abigail Williams is the main character in the The Crucible by Arthur Miller. She lived in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials. Everywhere she goes, she causes trouble. The trials were about the prosecutions of people who were accused of witchcraft. During the first act in the play, Abigail tells the girls to not say anything about what happened in the woods, Abigail claims that Mary Warren is a bird and says that she is hurting her. Abigail is a villain because she sends innocent people to death by witchcraft. Abigail
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They may seem Abigail as a passionate and just want to be loved type of girl. When Abigail went in the woods following after John, the past between them was introduced, Abigail says, “I know you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near.” (1.423-425). Abigail wants John to love her, but he is loyal to Elizabeth. John wants to forget about the affair and move on but Abigail will not allow him, she claims he loves her and not Elizabeth. While many people may support the other side, that Abby is a victim of John Proctor even though she really is a villain. Abigail was a servant for the Proctor family when she began to fall in love with John which caused Elizabeth to fire her. Abigail is a villain because she says that she has been stabbed by a needle that was under Elizabeth’s spirit. Mary Warren says, “Ask Abby, Abby sat beside me when I made it.” (2.849.). Abby was sitting next to Mary Warren in the courtroom when Mary stuck the needle in the bottom of the poppet. Abigail is mad because she wants to be with John but Elizabeth staying alive keeps her from that. Abigail blames Elizabeth for being stabbed in the stomach with the needle. She wants to be with John and ultimately wants Elizabeth to be killed. Abigail wants to keep her secrets hidden and send people to
They may seem Abigail as a passionate and just want to be loved type of girl. When Abigail went in the woods following after John, the past between them was introduced, Abigail says, “I know you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near.” (1.423-425). Abigail wants John to love her, but he is loyal to Elizabeth. John wants to forget about the affair and move on but Abigail will not allow him, she claims he loves her and not Elizabeth. While many people may support the other side, that Abby is a victim of John Proctor even though she really is a villain. Abigail was a servant for the Proctor family when she began to fall in love with John which caused Elizabeth to fire her. Abigail is a villain because she says that she has been stabbed by a needle that was under Elizabeth’s spirit. Mary Warren says, “Ask Abby, Abby sat beside me when I made it.” (2.849.). Abby was sitting next to Mary Warren in the courtroom when Mary stuck the needle in the bottom of the poppet. Abigail is mad because she wants to be with John but Elizabeth staying alive keeps her from that. Abigail blames Elizabeth for being stabbed in the stomach with the needle. She wants to be with John and ultimately wants Elizabeth to be killed. Abigail wants to keep her secrets hidden and send people to