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    herself. Abby’s name is not only threatened by her affair with John, but also by her role in the witch trials. After the trails begin to dwindle and the scene that John had caused, people began to question the true motives of Abigail Williams, and Abby did not like the way that things were going. Because of the way people began to think of her, Abigail left Salem. This not only shows that Abigail was very worried about the reputation that she upheld, but it also shows that Abigail was not…

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    In The Crucible Abigail can be known as the bad guy and the killer of many, but it seems like she can also be the victim of this whole situation. The Crucible is a play that was written by Arthur Miller and based upon the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. The Crucible is a story in where Abigail and a bunch of girls are accusing people of being witches, it all starts off when Parris catches Abigail, Tituba, and others dancing in the woods. Betty faints and now everyone is saying that’s it's the work…

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    Evil In The Crucible

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    is in the play. Abigail tries to get revenge on Elizabeth by drinking blood and summoning the devil in Elizabeth. “You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor,” Betty yells to Abigail. This quote shows how Abby is a liar and is jealous that she is not with John Proctor. Abigail told everyone that she never tried to do any witchcraft Miller expresses Abigail’s role as being the villain of Salem. In addition, the fact that John Proctor sees Abigail as a…

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    Chris Colfer once claimed, “A villain is just a victim whose story has not been told.” It is sometimes the actions of the supposed heroes themselves that force the characters to be seen in a villainous light. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams is a villain whose actions are provoked by the prejudice and ignorance of people in the world around her. As a result, she becomes one of the greatest influences of the witchcraft trials in Salem, and readers view her as seditious and evil.…

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    Henry Vii's Achievements

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    1509 at Westminster Abby. Henry VII’s sole achievement was to pass the throne onto his son, which he did manage to pass the throne smoothly as everything happened at perfect timing. When henry was 17, his father died, and was the perfect age to rule as he was wise enough and trained to be the next ruler – he came to power at a time when the nation was ready for the role of a consolidator.…

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    The fear of witchcraft was the major concern for the people in the late sixteen hundreds. The Crucible, tells the story of how a town accused innocent people of witchcraft. All the accusers were young females who claimed they were attacked by evil spirits, but in reality, the girls were doing it as a sport. These lies soon got out of control and have taken many innocent lives. Abigail Williams clearly saw this as an opportunity to accuse the people she wanted to get rid of for selfish reasons.…

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    water and beer glasses. I looked at Tim’s meal. A whole-wheat wrap filled with chickpeas and lettuce. It began to make sense. He had suggested Life Alive, a vegetarian restaurant that I commented was a little pricey and had suggested The Abby instead, only because I thought he'd appreciate their creativity. They offered The Morning Burger—Angus beef topped with two eggs and bacon. The Buffalo Blue Burger—drenched in blue…

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    Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on November 29, 1832, to Abby May and Amos Bronson Alcott (Price). In a letter to her father twenty-five years later, Alcott described herself as being born “bawling at the disagreeable world” (Kort). Louisa May Alcott’s father was a philosopher and educator, a leader in transcendentalism, and a spokesman for the abolitionist movement (Heginbotham). Fascinated by child development, he observed his own children in various stages, including,…

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    attempts, as well. Debbie Sterling, CEO and inventor of GoldieBlox toys, released an online campaign through YouTube called ‘Fast Forward Girls’. This video portrayed popular celebrities such as Amy Schumer, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj and famous soccer player Abby Wambach, through young girls who dressed up to look like the celebrities. The moral of the video is that girls are powerful and capable of doing whatever they want…

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    the blame belongs to Abigail, as she lusted for John Proctor. She tried to indirectly kill his wife and be with him, forced the other girls to go along with her and accused a large amount of people. The rest of the blame can be laid onto Danforth, he may not have truly realized that the girls were false, but rather let the trials end with Proctor’s hanging he wanted more. He needed Proctor to confess so that the other “witches” would confess and continue on the trials, and in turn, his little…

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