In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the characters highly care about what others think about them. They will do anything to preserve a worthy name. The pressures and desires of keeping a good reputation leads individuals to impair the lives of others. Because of the strictness of the Puritans, Abigail Williams feels obligated to maintain a good reputation but hurts others and causes hysteria in the process. Abigail feels pressured to maintain a respectable reputation and hurts Tituba to achieve it.
“PARRIS: Your name in the town- it is entirely white is it not?
ABIGAIL, with an edge of resentment: Why, I am sure it is, sir. There be no blush about my name” (11). Should the whole thing have quotes around it?
When Reverend Samuel Parris, Abigail’s uncle, asks Abigail about her reputation in the town, the stress about reputation becomes visible. Abigail has gone 7 months without work which concerns her uncle. Once he catches Abigail and her friends dancing in the woods, he worries about the threat to his reputation when the …show more content…
I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop the Devil!” (45). This displays that even though Abigail cares about how others view her, she does not care about hurting others in order to reach her goal of authority and a good reputation. Because of this, Abigail causes hysteria in the town to make people concentrate on all of the “witches” living around them and not on her mistake. Abigail and the other girls accuse anyone they feel jealous of, which are mostly the kindest women in Salem, including Rebecca Nurse. Villagers were shocked that such innocent people have been accused of witchcraft, and lived their lives in fear that they will also be accused. Abigail brought 17 people to their deaths and many went to jail for getting accused by her. Once a loved one becomes jailed or hanged, the family becomes distraught and hysteric. Practically every family was like this in Salem at this
“PARRIS: Your name in the town- it is entirely white is it not?
ABIGAIL, with an edge of resentment: Why, I am sure it is, sir. There be no blush about my name” (11). Should the whole thing have quotes around it?
When Reverend Samuel Parris, Abigail’s uncle, asks Abigail about her reputation in the town, the stress about reputation becomes visible. Abigail has gone 7 months without work which concerns her uncle. Once he catches Abigail and her friends dancing in the woods, he worries about the threat to his reputation when the …show more content…
I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop the Devil!” (45). This displays that even though Abigail cares about how others view her, she does not care about hurting others in order to reach her goal of authority and a good reputation. Because of this, Abigail causes hysteria in the town to make people concentrate on all of the “witches” living around them and not on her mistake. Abigail and the other girls accuse anyone they feel jealous of, which are mostly the kindest women in Salem, including Rebecca Nurse. Villagers were shocked that such innocent people have been accused of witchcraft, and lived their lives in fear that they will also be accused. Abigail brought 17 people to their deaths and many went to jail for getting accused by her. Once a loved one becomes jailed or hanged, the family becomes distraught and hysteric. Practically every family was like this in Salem at this