Significance Of Abigail's Reputation In The Crucible

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Abigail cares about her reputation because she doesn’t want to be accused of anything. She put everyone else life in danger just to save her own.
“I saw Goody Sibber with the devil.” (pg.118). The end of act one the girls start accusing random people of seeing them with the devil. The girls don’t get accused of witchcraft and Betty wakes up when they start accusing people. That would be a sign that they are lying because she was sleeping until the attention was taken off of her. “Abby, stop it!” (pg.116) Mary Warren was forced by John Proctor to go the court and tell Danforth that the girls are lying to save his wife. The girls notice that Marry Warren is telling Danforth the truth about them so the girls turn on her and start accusing Marry Warren of witchcraft. Abigail is willing to get anyone killed to save herself. The people that were getting killed was innocent and she knew it which is why in act 4 she decides to run away.
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Parris is significant because he could just let the village know what his niece and daughter did that night in the woods. Abigail out of all three cause the most in this play cause just because she didn’t want to get wiped she caused thousands to die just because she didn’t want to tell the truth. Danforth wanted to have a good reputation so he could move up in the court, which caused people to die so he could move up in the court. While witch trials are happening. Ultimately Parris, Danforth, and Abigail are accusing people; Therefore they all accusing everyone else to save their reputation. They all hurt many family’s just to save themselves. Parris ended up dying with Mr. Proctor, Abigail ended up running away to save her life people still don’t know where she still ended up vanishing to, and Danforth I can only imagine that he did move up in the

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