Abigail's Power In The Crucible Essay

Salem is a hierarchical, a strict and patriarchy society. Not only by law but also by the sanction of God the men rule is buttress and the men of the men of the town have all of the political power. In their society the young is the lower rung of the social ladder. Unmarried girls like Abigail, Mary Warren, and Mercy fall into these social class. They are powerless during the daily life so they find a source of power when they get possessed by the devil and by what the townsfolks were telling them. The girl’s parents and the minister were Gods representatives on earth but because of the witch trials the girls are treated like they have a connection to the divine. An accusation from one Abigail’s troop is enough to do tremendous work like, influence the

She has a few relatives, Rev, Parris. She is given a home. Abgail is a low rung on the social ladder. There are people below her like the slaves, like Tituba, and social outcastes. When Abigail is given powers she takes it as an opertunity to be at a higher level on the social ladder and to take down members of her comminute. Mary Warren violates procter’s authority, which extracts from his role as her employer. “Proctor: Why’d you let her? You heard me forbid her to go to Salem anymore!” (Miller 49) After she becomes an official of court she even questions his rights to give her orders. Tituba (the black slave) finds herself with similar powers. She has powers like being able to voice her opinions and hostility towards her master. The fear of falling on the wrong side of God causes disorganization. The people who felt powerless during the Puritan ear are the servants, children, people who are not land owners and women. All of the girls fall into all 4 categories. After the girl get the powers it is there first time that they are being listened to and that the words make consequences for others. That is an enormous amount of power considering how powerless they