Abigail Williams

Throughout The Crucible, Arthur Miller displayed the motif of reputation and self worth in each of his predominant characters. Based on John Proctor, Abigail Williams, and Reverend Parris’ outcomes, it is evident that individuals should always live a life of uprightness. Through the course of their venture, their lives took immensely disastrous falls resulting from the major decisions they fatally chose. Selecting to exist deceptively is choosing a shaky and borderline path. The verdict of life…

most pivotal contributions to the development of the story are 3 particular characters: Deputy Governor Danforth, Tituba, and Abigail Williams. As we dive deeper into the story we find out that Deputy Governor Danforth, who plays the role of the judge in Salem, has put forth a drastic effort to persecute those accused and bring them to "justice" . His relentless…

has the power to goad you into bad situations. In this case it has obviously claimed Abigail Williams because in her case she was so jealous of Elizabeth Proctor, she created this whole scheme or witchery to reach her end goal: John Proctor. Abigail is a master manipulator if she hadn’t lied about the girls playing around as witchcraft to try and kill goody proctor the trials never would have proceeded. Abigail used her manipulation and talent at lying to her advantage to start the rumor of…

Have you ever met a manipulative person? Abigail Williams, a 17-year-old girl in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, is a manipulative orphan who wants attention, which leads her to take absolute control of her friends, have a relationship with a married man, and cause the Salem Witchcraft Trials. Abigail has instilled a great amount of fear into her friends, which makes it easier for her to control them. Abigail shows the extent of the control she has over them when her friends come to visit Betty.…

murmuring under their breath to not attending church. Nobody was safe, and with everyone lying to protect themselves, the court took drastic measures and sentenced people to hang. John Proctor and Abigail Williams are most directly to blame for the deaths in Salem because John was lacking in faith, Abigail was seeking revenge, and they both kept secrets and lied to protect their name, which led them to be untrustworthy. John Proctor, a farmer and loving father of three sons, was not as faithful…

In Act I, it is revealed that Abigail Williams and John Proctor had an affair. Elizabeth Proctor learned this and kicked Abigail out. Later, they hire Abigail’s friend Mary Warren. Parris found his niece, daughter, and a few of their friends dancing in the woods. They were making a charm to try to kill Elizabeth. Throughout the whole play, we figure out that Abigail and the other girls were lying throughout the whole play. It seems like their main goal was to get Goody Proctor (Elizabeth) hanged…

a power struggle over who has it, how they obtained it, and how they execute it. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the struggle for power is evident in the hysteria which overwhelmed Salem, Massachusetts during the 17th century witch hunt. Abigail Williams is an orphaned, ruthless teenager struggling for an identity and control in the religious, child-oppressing society existing in these times. Abigail’s hunger for power began when she witnessed her parents’ attack and murder as a small girl.…

The Evil Abigail In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams is portrayed as an evil character because her actions throughout the play are very deceiving and end up causing the death of nineteen innocent lives. The play takes place in Salem, a conflicted town that is torn apart when Reverend Parris’ daughter, Betty, will not wake up. The town believes she had a spell cast on her when she was caught with the other girls “calling spirits” in the woods. The reason for her unresponsiveness…

responsible for instigating and exacerbating the trials in Miller’s play. Abigail Williams manipulates people within the community in order to get rid of the wife of the man with whom she had an affair. Thomas Putnam, a materialistic person, uses the trials to increase his own wealth. Finally, Judge Danforth is a deputy governor who oversees the trials and fails to adhere to principles of due process for the accused. Abigail Williams incites the witch trials by making accusations in order to…

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…