The Crucible - Abigail Williams is to Blame 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
The Crucible – The Character of Abigail 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. Abigail is a defensive girl. She is always defending her reputation and herself to get out of trouble. Abigail was on orphan, her uncle Parris feeds and clothes her. She was also expelled from the house by Goody Proctor, therefore she has little standing
Character of Abigail in The Crucible Abigail plays a very important role in The Crucible. In fact it is likely that without her the play would not exist. She is the source of everything that goes wrong in the play and her attempts to defend herself from the consequences of her own actions ruin many people's lives. Abigail has a relationship with John Proctor before the play begins. This relationship results in her being dismissed from her job as a servant and it explains why Abigail targets
and motives. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, and in Aruthur Miller’s modern dramatic masterpiece, The Crucible, people and motives often depict patters of Puritans struggling for life during a shaky time. Two main characters from both pieces of works share the traits of a struggling Puritan as adulators. Even tough Hester and Abigail have similar traits, their sins differ dramatically and were punished differently. Hester Prynne is a woman in Boston who is strong of
The characters in The Crucible are often viewed as callous and ignorant to their surroundings but such quick judgements can lead a reader to overlook each character's importance and what message they try to convey. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible chaos ensues as accusations of witchcraft fly about turning neighbor upon neighbor and exposing the seedy underbelly of a Puritan New England town. The accusations are lead by a young girl and her devoted followers whose vengeance damns anyone that opposes
In The Crucible, Abigail Williams is a seventeen year old girl, who lives in Salem. She never had a childhood nor purity, because of the age that she is, the essential dark side came along with a continuous amount of unfortunate events. Every time something had gone awry in the town of Salem, it had looked as if it always lead back to Abigail. The majority of what she has done was lie and created a shattering destruction and even in some cases, ruin lives. Abigail Williams is motivated by her love
The play The Crucible by Arthur Miller shows the dire and unnerving events that took place in Salem, Massachusetts during seventeenth century. The actions partaken by the Character Abigail Williams which she choose to do was responsible for the mass hysteria in Salem. Abigail demonstrates several reasonable actions such as lying and giving false accusations that give significant evidence that she is the most responsible for the hysteria of Salem. Abigail Williams was left orphaned, and was brought
Abigail Williams, a seventeen-year-old girl, portrays an innocent yet troubled girl who struggles in her relationship with her faith. She presents a facade that causes those close to her, oblivious to her true colors, to help her in her battle with the “darkness” of the town. This purity falsely displayed allows Abigail to undermine the town of Salem, Massachusetts, accusing those whom she dislikes or those of whom she is jealous. Throughout the play, Abigail’s psychological motivations of jealousy
play, The Crucible, characters demonstrated the effects of holding on to and abandoning morals. In viewing the result, it was revealed which choice led to a better legacy. Although characters in The Crucible with discredited ethics often proposed a sense of authority over others, those who withheld their principles until perishing, were truly fulfilled in life. Corrupted
Abigail Williams was the most courageous character in The Crucible, because she did many things that were against Salem's ideology. “...for she will not sit so close to something so close to something soiled” (Miller 11). That quote was Reverend Parris to his niece, Abigail Williams. She was viewed as a heathen and rejected socially within the parish. She was very courageous because she pushed past her status and made change within Salem to get what she wanted. Abigail Williams had an affair
Raymond Concepcion Beale English 10 November 23 2015 Block 3 Abigail William the Witch of Salem The Salem Witch trials of 1692 was an event that shaped the history of this country, as well as the lives of those whose wives and husbands were condemned to death. In order for such an event to occur, there must be a set of people who catalyze the event, and others who speak out against it. In “The Crucible”, certain characters help contribute to the rising hysteria of witchcraft, and others
The Crucible, which was written by Arthur Miller in the late 1950’s truly defines its potential. The drama, and sacrifices that had taken place is this movie is unbelievable. From letting the wrong people become a part of your life, to hurting the ones that you love dearest. 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
Throughout history, there have been many times where we have been unable to escape the inevitable. In the play The Crucible, Arthur Miller displays a major historical event of the 17th century, the Salem Witch Trials. In the story, the antagonist, Abigail Williams, has an affair with John Proctor. When Proctor will not leave his wife, Elizabeth, for the girl, Abigail gathers her friends in the woods to wish death upon Elizabeth. Abigail’s uncle, Reverend Parris, finds them in the woods and instead
Abigail Williams In Arthur Williams The Crucible She is the niece of Reverend Parris and the cousin of Betty Parris; she used to work as a servant for the Proctors, before being sent away by Elizabeth Proctor; she is the ringleader of the “afflicted” girls. Abigail Williams was the initial instigator of the witch hunt in Salem in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible. She lied and accused others of witchcraft in order to save herself. During the Salem Witch Trials over 200 people were accused of witchcraft
will now explain why Abigail Williams is to blame for the witch trials, and deaths of the accused witches in “The Crucible.” Abigail Williams is to blame for the witch trials because she had an affair with John Proctor. When John’s wife, Elizabeth, fell sick during the winter months, Abigail was called to their home. However, Abigail seduced John and was released shortly afterwards by Elizabeth. Following her release Abigail grew a very strong hatred for Elizabeth. Abigail even resorted to having
receives the same. This was shown in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible. The Crucible conveys a theme that when revenge determines justice, chaos ensues; this theme is supported through the accusations that Abigail Williams made against John and Elizabeth Proctor and Mary Warren, and the Putnams’ willingness to implicate their neighbors. Abigail Williams is a character in The Crucible whose every objective is to get revenge. Abigail had an affair with John Proctor while
Lydia Velishek Mr. Stensrud Honors: US Literature & Composition 10 October 2017 Title Here It is clear that Abigail Williams is portrayed as the antagonist in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, taking place in the late 1600s in Salem, Massachusetts and based on the witch-trials therein. She serves as a catalyst for the witch trials by falsely accusing innocent townspeople with the intent of maintaining the position of power she gains from them. Due to the transparency of her actions, Abigail’s ulterior
verifiable play, The Crucible, depicts the recorded occasions of the Salem witch trials through a swarm of life-changing characters. Trepidation drives these Puritans to uncover their actual feelings while confronting their informers in the predisposition courts before coldblooded judges. While in the long run all the individuals of Salem get subject to this frenzy, two ladies emerge above the rest. Retribution and disgrace live in the heart of the young adulteress, Abigail Williams, while truth and
Abigail Williams was one of the main characters of the play and movie, the Crucible. Abigail is one of the main reasons the Salem Witch Trials were a huge thing in 1692. She was the first one to all of a sudden start acting strange, because she had supposable saw the devil, and witnessed others with the devil. All of Salem were strictly ordered to worship god, and to know all commendments of the bible. So worshipping or even being seen with the devil was considered a crime in Salem. All were to be
think..” Abigail Williams is a 17 year old girl who lives with her uncle. In the past John Proctor and Abigail Williams had an affair while she was his servant. Now Abigail is obsessed with John and will do anything to get him to be her’s. Abigail and I are similar but only in a few ways like we both get jealous, were passionate , and we both are strong leaders. Abigail and I can both get jealous sometimes. Abigail and I both tend to get jealous about one thing, the ones we love. Abigail gets jealous