Abigail Williams Essay

the “Wicked Witch of the West” as a way to fame. I believe that Arthur Miller, author of The Crucible, was ahead of his time for this literary movement. Abigail Williams is the center of this plot, creating drama and lies. And because of that, many believe she is just a “whore” and a murderess. However, despite her destructive behavior, Abigail is a character to understand and sympathize with. Firstly,…

Abigail Williams is one of the main characters in the play, one of the dynamic characters that keeps the story moving. Williams is a seventeen year old girl who is completely infatuated with John Proctor, an older male which she committed adultery with. Williams is a compulsive liar as well, the girl trying to save herself from punishment of witchcraft. She does anything to keep the attention away from her, accusing minorities in the town of witchcraft instead. She also shows little to no mercy…

trials was Abigail Williams, she accused many of witchcraft and caused many to be hung. Abigail was a maid to John and Elizabeth Proctor. In the Crucible, Abigail and John had an affair, because of this Elizabeth fired Abigail. Abigail is in love with John Proctor and wants him to leave his wife to be with her, so Abigail goes in the woods to summon spirits to kill Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail lies about about her affair and being involved with witchcraft to save her good name. Abigail Williams…

Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams are women who fight over a man, John Proctor. In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, which takes place during the Salem witch trials, Abigail Williams shows her feelings with a more aggressive approach, while Elizabeth Proctor displays how she feels though subtle acts. First of all, a 17 year-old girl, Abigail Williams is the daughter of Reverend Parris and an adulteress who commits evil sins to be with her love, John Proctor. Abigail is described to…

conveying the theme of the play which is………….. In the crucible the character Abigail Williams is the antagonist and portrays churlish behaviors. She has one motive and that is to seek revenge on Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail Williams was the mistress in an affair with John Proctor. She solely seeks to have his undying love: however, John reflects on his sins and calls it quits with Abigail. This stirs up strife between Abigail and John as well as his wife and she becomes a deceitful being…

a like yet, so very different. Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail William’s personalities clash through out “The Crucible”. Elizabeth Proctor was the reason for what happened in Salem. For the simple reason of Abigail Williams wanting her husband John Proctor. While being the housekeeper, John proctor had an affair with Abigail, which caused her to be fired by Elizabeth. This situation was a cause and effect of what was happening in Salem. Abigail was the one that started naming names to Reverend…

their name blackened in the village. Despite women being the most vulnerable to being accused of witchery during this period, the most responsible person for the dreadful hangings is a woman. Her name is Abigail Williams, one of the primary accusers of the Salem witch trials of 1692. Abigail Williams is the most responsible for these tragic hangings because she lies for her own benefit, she’s jealous of a married man’s…

very powerful and makes you make decisions you normally wouldn't make. Two characters that had to respond with fear in their sites are Abigail Williams and John Proctor. Abigail Williams and John Proctor were both set to respond to fear with decisions that they normally wouldn't make leading to the consequences they didn't expect. In The crucible, Abigail Williams was one of the initial accusers in the Salem witch trials leading to the arrests and imprisonments of hundreds of innocent people.…

someone can cause a peaceful town to turn into a town of accusations and death. In The Crucible, a sleepy village of Salem, Massachusetts, sits calmly next to the Atlantic Ocean until one night the people who seemed to be normal cried witchcraft. Abigail Williams, Reverend Paris’ niece, leads the group of people who are crying witchcraft. Her relationship to Reverend Paris hits close to Salem which causes hysteria throughout the town. Throughout the tragic play a demonstration of an individual…

Salem Witch Trials : Abigail Williams There were people getting hanged for witchcraft in the town of Salem. There has been over 20 people getting sentenced to death because of witchcraft. There is a group of girls pretending that they are bewitched and they are blaming people they do not like for witchcraft. They have been going through the whole town and picking out people they do not like and the people have no chance to survive unless they confess themselves to witchcraft. This all happened…