Evil in Salem
Abigail Williams is the true witch in Salem. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abby manages to take advantage of the entire town. She fools her uncle Reverend Parris, Reverend Hale, John Proctor, even Judge Danforth and Judge Hathorne. Abby and her army of lying little girls have the town wrapped around their fingers. All it takes is a false accusation to take down their enemies. To make matters even worse, other people in the town start to accuse each other of witchcraft as well, all because of these silly young girls who want to stay out of trouble. In the midst of this mass panic, no one realizes who the real evil one is. No one seems to notice Abigail’s true motives. She doesn’t really want to cleanse the town, or do God’s work, she wants John Proctor to love her. Abigail is selfish and disgusting enough to go to the deepest darkest levels to get what she wants, even if that means ruining a few lives. Abigail is the villain Salem is fearing.
Abigail’s first sign of selfishness rears its ugly head during the …show more content…
When rumours of rebellion against the court begin to stir, she knows that her time is up. Instead of honorably admitting to her wrongdoings, Abby did what everyone expects. She thinks only of herself. In the middle of the night, her and Mercy Lewis break into her uncles safe and steal all of his savings. After their robbery, they flee, leaving him with nothing. “PARRIS: Excellency, I think they be aboard a ship. My daughter tells me how she heard them speaking of ships last week, and tonight I discover my-my strongbox is broke into.” (117) This shows that Abigail is a egotistical brat. After everything her uncle does for her, she leaves him with no money just so she can save herself. She causes havoc in her town, and then decides to flee when her cover is blown. A respectable person would at least admit to their wrongdoing, but not Abigail. As long she is safe, she does not
Abigail Williams is the true witch in Salem. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abby manages to take advantage of the entire town. She fools her uncle Reverend Parris, Reverend Hale, John Proctor, even Judge Danforth and Judge Hathorne. Abby and her army of lying little girls have the town wrapped around their fingers. All it takes is a false accusation to take down their enemies. To make matters even worse, other people in the town start to accuse each other of witchcraft as well, all because of these silly young girls who want to stay out of trouble. In the midst of this mass panic, no one realizes who the real evil one is. No one seems to notice Abigail’s true motives. She doesn’t really want to cleanse the town, or do God’s work, she wants John Proctor to love her. Abigail is selfish and disgusting enough to go to the deepest darkest levels to get what she wants, even if that means ruining a few lives. Abigail is the villain Salem is fearing.
Abigail’s first sign of selfishness rears its ugly head during the …show more content…
When rumours of rebellion against the court begin to stir, she knows that her time is up. Instead of honorably admitting to her wrongdoings, Abby did what everyone expects. She thinks only of herself. In the middle of the night, her and Mercy Lewis break into her uncles safe and steal all of his savings. After their robbery, they flee, leaving him with nothing. “PARRIS: Excellency, I think they be aboard a ship. My daughter tells me how she heard them speaking of ships last week, and tonight I discover my-my strongbox is broke into.” (117) This shows that Abigail is a egotistical brat. After everything her uncle does for her, she leaves him with no money just so she can save herself. She causes havoc in her town, and then decides to flee when her cover is blown. A respectable person would at least admit to their wrongdoing, but not Abigail. As long she is safe, she does not