The Salem Witch looked to be so innocent, because of this she had everyone fooled. Abigail Williams went through a hard time, which gave the illusion of her innocence. Abigail should be the one held accountable for all imprisonments and execution of all the innocent people, because she lied her way through the witch trials so she could get what she wanted, and her biggest reason was to get John Proctor. For example, the morning after the girls were found dancing in the woods, the townspeople marched through the streets of the town speaking of witchcraft. Abigail’s uncle, Reverend Parris, suspicion was raised when Abigail was one of the girls found dancing the woods, asking her why she did it. She spoke to the other girls in the woods threatening …show more content…
Abigail worked for John and his wife before she was fired by the wife of John. Reverend Parris was concerned as of why she was fired by the Proctors. Abigail lied to her Uncle hiding the truth, saying she only displeased them, but she was seduced by John while his wife was sick. After the wife found out she fired Abigail. After everything that has happened Abigail thought John Proctor still had feeling for her, but he denied that he still had these feelings for her. Abigail sought revenge on John. She stuck a needle into her stomach to try to get his wife hanged for witchcraft. That solution quickly turned around when the wife came out that she was pregnant. Be as everything may be or has happened abigail could possibly be not held accountable for all of these actions, for Abigail was just a child being seduced by a grown man. Abigail, through it all thought John wanted her, and she wanted him. Although John was married, and Abigail tried to get his wife out of the picture. She was inspired by a dark past, watching her parents be murdered in front of her, but she chose that path using it against the other girls in the woods with her. Nevertheless Abigail lied to the entire town, not caring who gets hurt to achieve her
In this excerpt from the book, the reader is able to learn the true intentions and motives behind Abigail’s actions. Throughout the book one is able to see how Abigail is repeatedly trying to protect herself by creating false accusations against innocent people. Abigail tries to protect her reputation by creating a hostile atmosphere; forcing others into agreeing on lying about what actually happened in the woods. What sets this quote aside from others, is how Abigail uses threats of violence and, the belief that the she might know some form of witchcraft. Abigail uses these threats in order to try to save herself and her reputation throughout the book.
She is an orphan child due to the murder of her parents according to the book as she quotes
I think Abigail is to blame more than many of the others. Abigail’s main reason for all she did was because she was angry and 120 she lusted for John Proctor. Abigail was angry that John had ended things between them. Abigail’s jealousy drove her to do things to try and get Elizabeth Proctor out of the way so her and John could be together. But the extremes she went to cost many people their lives.
In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail had an affair with John proctor, she lied about when they were dancing in the wood, and she threatened the children into calling out townspeople for witchcraft. Her actions lead to 19 people people hung and 200 people accused. Abigail is the most responsible because she lies to the judges she also threatens the girls if they spoke out she also accuses a lot of innocent people.
Abigail accused innocent people of hurting her and have no evidence to prove it.For example she accused specifically elizabeth proctor of stabbing her with a needle. abigail knew if elizabeth died she had a chance to be with her husband John proctor.abigail is held accountable for this problem. she did this on purpose knowing what she doing and who was going
How did Walt Disney empower himself to create the multimillion dollar franchise known today? Walt was fired from a news paper company for not being creative enough; however, he did not let the obstacle get to him. By being fired, he enhanced his drive to succeed even further. Just like in The Crucible, Abigail wants to empower herself within the town on Salem. Because she is a young girl, she possessed very little authority and respect towards herself and wanted to change the way people viewed her. Author Arthur Miller used the relevance of the Red Scare during the 1940’s-1950’s and connected it to the events during the Salem Witch trials. McCarthy, a powerful figure during the Red Scare, took his platform and used it to convict innocent American
Although she was a smart girl, Abigail was only out for herself and her own reputation. Abigail Williams didn't only lie about witchcraft, but she forced others to join in. She was Reverend Parris's niece and believed she could get away with whatever she wanted. Abigail did not want to have to damage her reputation by having a different testimony as all the other girls, so she forced them to lie as well. While alone with the girls she said, "let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it..." (Miller 1044). Abigail also stuck a needle in herself because she knew Goody Proctor had a poppet at her home with a needle in it. While talking to John Proctor about Abigail, Cheever remarked, "...and, stuck two inches in the flesh of her belly, she draw a needle out. And demandin' of her how she come to be so stabbed, she testify it were your wife's familiar spirit pushed it in," (Miller 1077). Abigail may have been the most prominent person to lay the blame on, but other people were guilty as well.
Sometimes, things are not what they seem. In the story The Crucible by Arthur Miller, a character named Abigail Williams does not fit the description of a typical, Puritan girl. Puritans are dedicated to their religion and the young girls are meant to be well-behaved and proper. Yet Abigail is found breaking some of the Ten Commandments. What drives her to do such evil things? She partakes in forbidden rituals, commits adultery, and lies under the oath of God, but Abigail is not at fault. Any young girl in Salem during the witch trials would have done the same, as a whole crowd of other girls did. She is used for sex by a man named John Proctor. She lies to receive the human necessity of respect, security, and belonging. She behaves the way a young girl would act. Abigail is portrayed as a dishonest, corrupt, and vicious girl, but in reality, she is the victim of the Salem Witch Trials for she is only following her natural impulses, is blinded by her love, and carries out the mess the adults have created only to try to protect herself.
Of the major characters, Abigail Williams is clearly the villain of the play: she tells lies, manipulates her friends and the entire town, and eventually sends nineteen innocent people to their deaths. Throughout the hysteria, Abigail’s motivations never seem more than simple jealousy and a desire to have revenge on Elizabeth Proctor. When the first girl, Betty Parris, is accused of witchcraft, Abigail is trying to convince her uncle that there is a rumor of witchcraft circulating in town; “Uncle, the rumor of witchcraft is all about; I think you’d best go down and deny it yourself”(1130). She convinces him that he should go down talk the rumor, she is attempting to cover her tracks, and shift the attention away from her and the girls. This is the main example of how Abigail is a liar.
When Abigail first started to accuse people in her town of witchcraft, she was trying to protect herself. Blaming other people and
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 by Arthur Miller, it appears to be that Abigail is a victim of her society. She was, in a way, pressured to do what she had done. Many things may have influenced her behavior. That much is obvious. However, she should not be excused for what she did.
In conclusion I ask this again: how can a girl who condemned seventy two to a death sentence and drank a charm to kill a man’s wife, a man she slept with on more than one occasion, be the victim? Abigail is truly a victim just as much as one of those she condemned to death, because of Salem’s judgemental, self-concerned and oppressive views and beliefs led her to it.
In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, Miller demonstrated that it was Abigail who was responsible for the Salem witch trials. Abigail Williams, niece of Reverend Samuel Parris and former worker in the Proctor house, is the seventeen year old girl whose parents were killed by Native Americans. She also had an affair with John Proctor while Elizabeth, his wife, was pregnant. It was Abigail’s flaws – immaturity, envy, and lust – that led her to be the most responsible for the tragedy of the witch-hunt in Salem.
In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, Abigail Williams is one of the most influential people in this play. Even though she is a very underrated character, the power she has over everyone is tremendous. She deceived everyone to believe that there’s a large amount of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. So once things started to get out of hand, she had no other choice but to just go with it. You see, Abigail’s a very good liar, so when people got in the way of what she wanted, they got accused immediately. Though Abigail only wanted one thing from the beginning and that was John Proctor. Because of her lying, she had thrown herself into a big mess by her lying, no remorse, and her selfishness desires.