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    accused by Goody Putnam, Abigail William’s selfish and mindless actions released the devil’s curtain onto the stage of Salem. With jealously and hate in her heart, Abigail created a setting to impose her motivation as well as allowing others to do the same. Based on my evaluation, Abigail Williams must be convicted guilty for lying under the oath of court, manipulation of the people's’ hearts, and the eventual killing of twenty innocent people in Salem. Under god’s eyes, Abigail gave in to her…

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    and Abigail Williams are just a few of the characters. Abigail Williams, who is one of the main characters of the play, is the protagonist of the play. She causes most of the problems the town of Salem sees. John Proctor, tries to stay out of everything, but is dragged into it after his affair with Abigail Williams. Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor’s wife, is completely innocent, and is only impacted by the things that take place in the town of Salem because of her husband’s affair with Abigail…

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    In “The Crucible” (1952) the author, Arthur Miller, makes it appear as though Abigail Williams, one of the accused, is guilty for starting the Salem Witch trials which started in 1692 and ended around 1693 the witch trials took a total of 20 lives with 19 being hung the other one was pressed to death. If somebody had the option to avoid all punishment without any consequence they would most likely do so. So if anyone were in Abigail’s position being accused of witchcraft and being threatened to…

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    they didn’t find any faults in their beliefs, there was no hero in Salem who spoke for all. One of the characters who somehow kept proving this statement was Abigail. Abigail Williams a young girl, around 12-17 years of age, she is well known as one of the main characters in the Crucible because of her villainous acts. Abigail Williams…

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    readers may start to think that Abigail Williams is the most despicable character in the crucible. Abigail in my opinion is the most despicable character in the entire play, although she has witnessed her parents’ murder. She was led to believe that John Proctor loved her. When his wife found out she fired Abigail. Eventually Abigail accuses Mrs. Proctor of witchcraft hoping she can be with John. Abigail gets other girls to help her out and fake being possessed. When Abigail realizes that she…

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    In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, Miller demonstrated that it was Abigail Williams’s flaws – Lust, Vengefulness, and Arrogance – that led her to be the most responsible for the tragedies of the Witch Hunt in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Abigail is a lustful and arrogant who wants her way and that’s it, she doesn’t care who she hurts. During the play Abigail lied, accused, and hurt very many people but one person she did not want to hurt was John Proctor. Her and John Proctor had an affair…

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    In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, various things persuade you to believe that Abigail Williams is the reason the witch trials started in Salem. All through the play Abigail is taken a gander at as the principle foe. She appears as though she is mean and pernicious and just thinks about the prosperity of herself. Truth be told she lies on numerous individuals in the town to stray away from the fact that she is the person who took an interest in witchcraft herself. In spite of the fact that she has…

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    characters in The Crucible by Arthur Miller that make the entire plot fall into place like magic. Abigail Williams, the niece of Reverend Parris, started rumors, an army of girls, and made accusations that turned the village of Salem upside-down. Abigail was a 17 year-old orphan whom was described as “strikingly beautiful” but outspoken. Several characters in The Crucible are very dynamic, none like Abigail Williams who changes between each act of the play; she makes sinless hands sinful,…

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    Abigail Williams is a major character in Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible”. She’s a 17 year old woman who lived in the town of Salem, Massachusetts. Abigail is a strong, leader of the other girls and is partially responsible for the trouble that comes. Throughout “The Crucible”, Arthur Miller reveals many things about Abigail. He reveals secrets Abigail possesses. Miller also shows the personality changes Abigail goes through and the type of character she is. In the scene on pages 174 and 175…

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    the less we find true romantic love. In the crucible, Arthur Miller portrays lust between Abigail Williams and John Proctor. Abigail is still lusting over John and is trying to end his marriage with Elizabeth Proctor because she knows that John never loved her. In Salem the spring year of 1692, there are accusations of witchcraft of loved ones which would lead to confessions and deaths. Before this Abigail was working at the Proctors' home but was kicked out by Elizabeth because of the fact of…

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