Abigail Williams

most dedicated to protecting their reputation are Abigail Williams and John Proctor, although for completely different reasons. John Proctor attempts to preserve some aspect of his reputation throughout the entire play, however, the most noticeable and important occurrence of this is found near the end of the play. When John first hesitates before signing the warrant that will say he has done the devil's work and condemn him to a life of shame,…

teenager, Abigail Williams, who committed adultery with John Proctor and tries to convict his faithful wife, Elizabeth Proctor, of witchcraft so she can finally be with him. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the characters of Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail can be compared and contrasted through their actions, honesty, and their priorities. Moreover, Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams can…

Crucible, portrays dire consequences when its characters pursue their own personal interests at the expense of the common good of society. This is evident throughout with characters such as Abigail Williams. The actions taken lead to the demise and suffering of many other characters. The actions of Abigail Williams are invoked due to the lust she feels to John Proctor. Her affair with him, and then his rejection of her, leads her to dancing in the woods with house servant Tituba and other…

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is a very amazing play to read. In the play a young girl named Abigail had an affair with a married man named John Proctor. Abigail was so obsessed with him she wanted to kill Elizabeth Proctor John Proctors wife. She wanted to ruin their relationship. Abigail also began telling lies. Abigail Williams acts the way she did because of what happened in her past. Abigail Williams is a 17 year old girl that was an orphan and she wanted everything to go her way. She…

women were given an opportunity to admit they were witches and be saved or they could deny it and be hanged. The very manipulative and outspoken, Abigail Williams was one of the first women to be accused of being caught with the devil, in the play. Her foil character Elizabeth Proctor, who is the most honest woman in town, was later accused. Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor were very different characters in The Crucible. While they are greatly different they have one major element in…

help even to the point of death hold onto their honour and sense to die as a martyr. In this essay, I will be focusing on the differences about Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams. One of the similarities between these two women, is their romantic interest in John Proctor; he is legally married to Elizabeth Proctor, but Abigail Williams is an obsession for him. This situation constitute a great deal of tension and anger between these two women. As if this is not a serious enough situation for…

surrounded by chaos caused by a fear of witches. A play written about the occasion by Arthur Miller parallels with a hysteria that was sweeping through America in the 1950’s- fear of communism. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, characters such as Abigail Williams and Thomas Putnam use their societies fear of witchcraft in order to meet their desires. Miller uses his play to argue that when people see irrational fear and madness…

“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller takes place in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts 1692. Some few girls led by Abigail Williams are caught dancing in the woods. Meanwhile, several of the girls fall sick. Already suspicious of witchery, the people of Slam blame everything on witchcraft. In light of the events, many “experts” and judges are brought into the town. Eventually, a court is set up to rid the town of “witches”. The witch trials give the people of Slam an opportunity to pursue one’s…

means a situation where someone is tested severely, a difficult test of life. The title of Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible is symbolic of both of these terms. In Act 1 of The Crucible, Abigail Williams was the person most responsible for the chaotic historical witchcraft situation in Salem. Abigail Williams was the person who was most responsible for the riotous situation in Salem. In the play The Crucible, Abigail’s cousin Betty exclaimed, “‘You drank blood, Abby! … You drank a charm to…

both good and evil within a person is based on perspective and personal beliefs. Motives, wisdom, and societal standards are all factors that play an integral part in how someone will be perceived. In the case of these two texts, the character Abigail Williams from The Crucible will be able to be identified with better with than Roger Chillingworth from The Scarlet Letter. Although a character’s actions may not be entirely commendable, influences like a character’s individual circumstances and…