In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the main character Abigail Williams is to blame for the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts. 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 except John Proctor‚ whom she had an affair with seven months prior to the beginning of the play. The lies begin to unravel as the reader dives into the book
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Kiana Bales Mrs. MacKenzie English 3U Monday‚ April 15‚ 2013 Abigail Williams and Iago: Master Villains Villains play a very important role in every literary work. Whether they exist as people‚ circumstances‚ or even nature‚ their purpose is to provide a problem to be solved by the “good guys”. Without villains‚ no piece of literature would be worth reading. Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Iago in Shakespeare’s Othello are master villains. Both antagonists are fuelled by
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literature that reveals an important period of the american colonies history. The book presents criticism of the witch hunting ideology that rooter from mccarthyism. Abigail williams is portrayed as a young beautiful girl who is associated with the devil‚ who took the form of a woman to convince the women from the village into sin. abigail is very vengeful‚ selfish‚ manipulative and a spectacular liar. She seems to be gifted at spreading death‚ manipulating others and gaining control over them to get
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1692/93 where Abigail Williams is the main character who acts among an evil intent because she can’t be with her "love"‚ John Proctor. She is willing to do anything to get Elizabeth out of the way so that she can fulfil her fantasy of being John’s wife. John regrets committing adultery while his wife was sick and rejects Abby. Whereas others once reproached her for her adultery‚ she now has the opportunity to accuse them of the worst sin of all: devil-worship. The sin is fatal. Abigail manipulates
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Do you think that Abigail Williams was chiefly responsible for the Salem witch trials? If not who else was to blame? Life in Salem was very restrictive for any one‚ any variations of having fun were a sign of the devils work‚ like dancing. So the villagers were very serious in all matters. For example if verbal threats or curses came true‚ it was seen as the devils influence. They also had a wearied way of judging people. If somebody confessed to seeing the devil and wanted to be blessed by God
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They believed that if you didn’t follow the bible and did one thing wrong you were headed for hell. In that Society that Church was in charge and‚ secretes got around quickly. In this time society believed that it made more sense to believe Abigail Williams over Tituba. This happens because Tituba is a slave and Abigail’s uncle is a big
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Abigail‚ the orphaned niece to Reverend Parris‚ is cast out of the house of John and Elizabeth Proctor because of her part in the infidelity and adultery committed with John Proctor. Her uncle is suspicious of her hasty exit‚ and even more so when he discovers her dancing in the woods. In order to avoid punishment‚ Abigail claims to be victimised by evil‚ thus causing madness that spread like wildfire through Salem‚ claiming many innocent souls. Yet the one who escaped punishment‚ Abigail‚ is
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CHARACTER: Abigail Williams POINT OF INTERVENTION: Act 1: Scene 2- After she stabs herself with the needle IMAGINED CONTEXT: By the shed Ahh‚ gee‚ damn! Why does he have to be so ignorant! I am only in my youth‚ yet he chooses to love his wife over my love. He loves me‚ he knows me! I have been robbed of my innocence because he cannot accept the fact that his heart longs for mine. My parent’s desires would want my days to be long and happy‚ curse the Indians that bludgeoned my parents to death
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Elizabeth Proctor And Abigail Williams Erin Riner Kelly Kane Period 8 Erin Riner Mrs. Kane English 3‚ P8 September 22‚ 2013 Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams In the play‚ The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller describes the unforgettable events of the Salem Witch Trials through the leading female characters‚ Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. While the puritan girls in Salem stirrup madness‚ Abigail and Elizabeth are ruling above everyone for their
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“We go on and on about our differences. But‚ you know‚ our differences are less important than our similarities. People have a lot in common whether they see it or not.” –William Hall. Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor were not as different as they seemed‚ they were alike in their love of the same man‚ John Proctor. These women each had their own role in what happened in Salem‚ their roles were very different but had big consequences‚ good or bad‚ in Salem. Elizabeth had the role of the loving
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