Abigail was seen as a purge the Puritan, always helping out the church, and to the court ,but she was far from perfect. This is a story best summarized by the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Early in the story the Abigail Williams, the antagonist, in the story, has an affair with John Proctor, the protagonist. After a John and Abigail have an affair John denies all accusations of it happening which sends Abigail into a rage and forces her to do unspeakable things for their time and place. Abigail later lies about people of performing witchcraft like deeds which sends them to trial and some sent to death. Arthur Miller uses Abigail an example of a Puritan who does not meet the standards of the Puritan religion. First, Abigail and John
In the Crucible there was three characters that stood out from all the other ones in this wicked story. Abigail Williams was a big influence in this story she would lie and lie to get out of things and she was also the leader of the girls in the woods. Furthermore she also had an affair with John Proctor which made John and Elizabeth relationship unstable. Also John Proctor runs into a situation at the end of the story where he is put in the position if he wants his pride of not signing that paper full of lies or die knowing he did the right thing of not lying. Additionally, Elizabeth Proctor has never lied ever until the day John was being prosecuted for his witchcraft and possibly adultery and Elizabeth lied so that his name wouldn't be ruined.
First, In the book The Crucible Abigail Williams is the vengeful, manipulative, and a liar. She seems to be uniquely gifted at spreading death and destruction wherever she goes. She has a sense of how to manipulate others and gain control over them. All these things add up to make her one good antagonist with a dark side. In Act I, her skills at manipulation are on full display. When she's on the brink of getting busted for witchcraft, she skillfully manages to pin the whole thing on Tituba and several of Salems other second class citizens. Also since Abigail's affair with John Proctor, she's been out to get Elizabeth, his wife. She convinced Tituba to put a curse on Elizabeth, hoping to get rid of her and take
Abigail Williams is manipulative and wants everything to go her way. She is the main character and causes trouble everywhere she goes. The Salem Witch Trials is about hearings and prosecutions of people who were accused of witchcraft. In The Crucible Abigail is a no good villain. Abigail first commits adultery with Elizabeth’s husband.
Abigail Williams the main character in The Crucible by Arthur Miller draws the interest of the reader as she is a wicked, confident girl who lies to get what she wants and defends her name and her life.
John Proctor when they meet in a scene in act one. Although it as been
The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is quite possibly one of the most controversial books of all time. This book is about a small Puritan town in Massachusetts where group of girls are caught dancing in the woods and are accused of being witches. After that, lots of innocent people were convicted of being witches as well. The group of girls, with Abigail Williams leading, lie and testify against them in court. Abigail Williams is a sinful character in The Crucible. This is proven through her actions, speech, and thoughts.
In The Crucible by Arthur Miller John Proctor and Abigail Williams are alone together and we learn of the affair between them. This can be seen when Abigail begs for soft words to be said to be spoken to her. Since Abigail Williams is motivated by lust, her ability to make precise decisions in the court deteriorate.
In every family, there is one child that is always very misleading and evil, and besides that, they get away with everything that they do that is unsound. The certain person in the family may break on of you mom’s favorite plate, and then end up placing the blame on you, and then persuades your parents that he or she is telling the true. Abigail Williams is the poor duplicate of that sibling or relative. She influences everyone that she is an innocent teenage girl, but that is not the case throughout the play. In the play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, Abigail is the bona fide misleading and evil teenage girl.
Have you ever blamed someone for something they never did? In the play written by Arthur Miller, The Crucible, Abigail Williams accuses many people of witchcraft which eventually leads to the death of twenty innocent people. Ever since she is caught dancing in the woods at the beginning of the play, Abigail and her friends have been trying to disguise their mistakes by blaming others for “being with the devil.” By the end of the play, Abigail is responsible for the death of many people because of the flaws she had which led her to make poor decisions. Abigail’s decisions lead her to put many lives in the town of Salem in jeopardy. Her flaws, consisting of selfishness, anger, and cowardice, ultimately lead to her downfall which results
Abigail was a character that was portrayed as a simple-minded female who was labeled as a whore. She was always trying to gain power by controlling the other females around her age. Abigail was hooked on the idea of her and Proctor having a relationship, so it drove her to accuse his wife of the worst sin of all: devil-worship. However, Abigial
Among those with good morals, lies those who have evil morals. Abigail Williams, the most sinful character in the play, contributes to the corruption of women in Salem. These acts of evil stem from the girls who danced in the woods. Abigail strikes out against those who wish to confess by saying “we’ll be whipped” scaring others. (Miller 1.18). Abigail from the beginning is rooted with evil and she still gets to hold hierarchy among others.Abigail is evil in her actions and serves as the “ringleader” for the group of children but, is not respected by John Proctor who calls her “with great sympathy but firmly: [a] child” (Miller 1.22). The most corrupt and evil character in Salem, is also the most juvenile, which Miller portrays through Abigail.
In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, the main character Abigail Williams is to blame for the 1692 witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Abigail is a mean and vindictive person who always wants her way, no matter who she hurts. Through out the play her accusations and lies cause many people pain and suffering, but she seemed to never care for any of them except John Proctor, whom she had an affair with seven months prior to the beginning of the play. John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth used to employ Abigail, until Elizabeth found out the affair and threw Abigail out. Although John told Abigail that the affair was over and he would never touch her again, she tried desperately to rekindle their romance. "Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I'll ever reach for you again." (Page 23) She claimed that she loved John and that he loved her. Before the play began, Abigail tried to kill Elizabeth with a curse. She thought that if Elizabeth were dead John would marry her. Further into the play, Abigail accused Elizabeth of witchcraft. She saw Marry Warren, the Proctor's servant, making a poppet. Mary put a needle into the doll, and Abigail used that for her accusation. She stabbed herself with a needle and claimed that Elizabeth's soul had done it. Although Abigail claimed she loved John, she may have just loved the care and attention he gave her. John cared for her like no one else had. In a way he could be described as somewhat of a father figure to her. When Abigail was just a child, she witnessed her parents' brutal murders. "I saw Indians smash my dear parent's heads on the pillow next to mine..." (page 20) After her traumatic experience, she was raised by her uncle, Reverend Parris, who is somewhat of a villain. In the play it was written, "He (Parris) was a widower with no interest in children, or talent with them." (Page 3) Parris regarded children as young adults who should be "thankful for being permitted to walk straight, eyes slightly lowered, arms at the sides, and mouths shut until bidden to speak." (Page 4) Therefore, it is obvious to see that Abigail grew up without any love or nurturing.
In The Crucible, two characters that serve as a foil for each other are Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail. Elizabeth Proctor is known as an honest woman, while Abigail is consistently seen as a dishonest person whose lies result in the widespread paranoia of the Salem witch trials. For instance, after she dances in the forest with other girls, she forbids them from telling the townsfolk about it and accuses other people of witchcraft, which leads to their deaths. Another example is the fact that she had an affair with John Proctor, Elizabeth’s husband, and tries to conceal it because she does not want her reputation to get ruined. Her motive for accusing others of witchcraft is because she wants to get rid of Elizabeth so that she could be John’s “perfect wife,” and because she does not want to get in trouble. Abigail is the perfect foil for anyone who is even slightly honest.
The Crucible is a dramatized, and partially fictional story of the Salem witch trials, that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. A twisted minded, controlling, teenage girl who is the cause of all of this. Abigail Williams, the minister's seventeen year old niece who accuses several local women of witchcraft. In the Crucible we experienced a lot of things the death of Mrs. Putnam's seven children, Abigail floundering with Mr. Proctor, and much more. Elizabeth Proctor is the wife of John Proctor. Elizabeth can be portrayed as a caring, loving, trustworthy and a forgiving character, that everyone would love to have in their lives. On the other hand, we have Abigail Williams which could be portrayed as a bully, a liar, and
The Crucible consists of many characters and most of them have a very descriptive personality. There are many villains in the play that only bring suffering to others. The biggest villain is Abigail Williams. She is Reverend Parris’s seventeen year old niece. Of the major characters she is clearly the main villain of the play. All throughout the book, Abigail is seen telling lies and manipulating her friends to get her own way. Her lies and manipulations get to a point where she gets nineteen people sent to their deaths. Her motivations never seem more complex than simply loving Proctor and getting rid of Elizabeth. The book is basically driven on Abigail trying to hide their relationship. The book begins in Rev. Parris’s home where his daughter