Abigail Williams

greatest development throughout the play was Abigail Williams. Abigail is the niece of the town reverend; she lived with his family because her parents were killed by Indians. Abigail is first portrayed as a young naive girl, but as her character develops you can see her true lying, cheating, and stealing personality. She takes what she wants and stops at nothing, so much as murder. Abigail's character causes the most chaos in the town's hysteria. Abigail started this uproar by lying. At the…

Testimony in Defense of Abigail Williams Greetings to all in attendance and I hope that our Lord is with you. I am Judge Hathorne, nothing more than simply the very judge of the court of Salem. The man that you all have appointed to interpret the law and bring those who break it, to justice. So how could you argue when I say that Abigail Williams is innocent? I am an old grey man who doesn’t have time for these silly games. I have intuition for these things and I know that Abigail is innocent…

Abigail Williams is seen as the protagonist in some eyes, and an antagonist in others. Her actions lead to the justification that there is Satan and witchcraft present in Salem. As a result of her false accusations, the obliterations of innocent people became more evident than ever witnessed before. Vengeance, selfishness, and arrogance are just a few of several attributes Williams displays in the play. Throughout The Crucible, Arthur Miller portrays Abigail Williams as these character traits,…

if the people accused of witchcraft confessed before they were hung, if the affair between John and Abigail not taken place, or if there wasn’t so much lying and accusations being casted around at different people throughout the town.There are several people that could be blamed for the witchcraft trials; however, Abigail Williams set herself aside from everyone else with her…

is one person responsible for the problems happening in Salem. Abigail Williams is responsible for everything that is happening in Salem due to the cause of not admitting to doing witchcraft, threatening the young girls from Salem, accusing innocent people, & lying in court. In Act 1: scene one, The Crucible begins with Samuel Parris' daughter, Betty, who lays unconscious in her bed. Parris the night before discovers his niece, Abigail, Betty, & his black slave named Tituba dancing in the…

housekeeper, Abigail Williams. Abigail Williams is an egotistical colleen who will do anything to get what she wants. John Proctor discerned that his affair with the colleen was wrong and removed himself of the situation. He stopped all connections with Abigail and himself, but Abigail was certain to get him for herself. She did cruel things that involved the death of 19 people. Abigail and her friends went out into the woods to cast a spell of witchcraft and were caught by Abigail’s uncle.…

The Crucibles “Abigail Williams” Abigail Williams takes a mayor part in The Crucibles as her character is driven down to be the main antagonist of the plot. Abigail’s character would be noted as the least complex, compared to the rest of the characters in the play. She is clearly driven by revenge towards anyone that stands on her path to fame. Much like her uncle, Mr. Parris, minister of the Salem church, a very peculiar man, compared to any other man in the town if Salem. Such a churlish and…

were just a few of the things that played a role in the tough life of Abigail Williams; a life that though unknowingly, fostered a continued growth of hatred and anger inside of her. And it was Abigail 's ascension to power that put her in a position to act on that anger. What may have started as a small lover 's quarrel between her, Proctor, and Elizabeth quickly grew to massive proportions with the witch trials. And Abigail, being as perceptive as she was, did not hesitate to seize the day.…

with no decorum whatsoever, and accused people of witchery. Abigail Williams, one of the main accusers in the Salem Witch Trials, starts her web of lies in a desperate attempt to not be held accountable for her nefarious deeds in the forests the night before the play opens. The childish girl needed attention and with each accusation that she did, the town loved her and believed her more, which granted her more and more power. In fact, Abigail continued with the hysteria in order take revenge on…

Abigail is a mean and vindictive person who always wants her way, no matter who she hurts. Throughout the play, her accusations and lies cause many people pain and suffering, but she seemed to never care for any of them. Abigail Williams is the obvious choice when giving the blame of the hangings to a character, but for good reason too. The insane delirium in Salem all stems from the fact that Abigail was not able to face the fact that she had been…