Abigail Williams is a dominant figure in The Crucible. She is both malicious and manipulative. She is astute and knows how to use power to her own advantage. She is a marvellous antagonist with vengeful desires and she is ruthless for the mass hysteria and death which happens later in the play. Throughout the first act‚ we learn that Abigail is dominant and has authority over other characters within the play. “(Betty doesn’t move. She shakes her.) Now stop this! Betty! Sit up now!” The use of the
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Abigail Williams: Evil or Damned? Jacqueline Wong English 12 W. McGee 28 April 2013 Abigail Williams: Evil or Damned? Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ is a controversial piece of literature for many reasons‚ particularly the portrayal of female characters – specifically Abigail Williams. In the play‚ Abigail is portrayed as a villainous character that appears to be driven by a deeply rooted grudge towards the Proctor family‚ as her love for John Proctor is unattainable. As the play progresses
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Abigail Adams: Dear Abby If women could have been president‚ Abigail Adams would have been a great one. For example‚ she helped fight for civil rights. Abigail Adams developed an interest in reading and writing at a young age; upon her marriage to President John Adams and being pulled into the political society‚ her opinions began to evolve and later‚ through countless letters to her husband and children‚ became an influential figure during the American Revolution by advancing her ideas of equality
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young girl named Abigail started the madness which lead to the witch trials. Abigail was galvanized by love‚ creating a duplicitous version of herself and sparked conflict between herself‚ Proctor‚ and Elizabeth. Deceitfulness and lies is constant throughout the story‚ and Abigail is the master behind all of it. She is intimidating and uses this to manipulate everyone‚ including her friends; she is the puppeteer of the show doing as she pleases. As the quote from page 20 where Abigail is speaking to
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Abigail Williams is an important character from the drama The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. The story The Crucible is about how witchcraft becomes such a problem in Salem. John Proctor‚ the main character‚ have an affair with Abigail Williams‚ while being married to Elizabeth Proctor. Being the mayor´s niece‚ gives Abigail an advantage and she starts using witchcraft in order to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor. After analyzing the character of Abigail Williams‚ it is evident that she is dishonest
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Abigail Adams was a important figure during the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. She helped start ideas about the equality among women. She was born November 11th 1744 in a time when women had poor educations. As she grew older‚ she became interested in more than just the basic “roles” of women. Abigail Adams made many contributions to the United States. Abigail Adams grew up like mot girls in her time. Abigail Adams‚ born Abigail Smith was born on November 11th‚ 1744 in Weymouth‚ Massachusetts
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Summary of Abigail Adams A Revolutionary American Woman‚ By Charles W. Akers By phillir The life story of Abigail Adams by Charles W. Akers‚ records the history about a woman who was an advocate for the rights of women throughout the American Revolution and the big part she played in the career of her husband that helped to persuade our society. The author opens up the story with giving readers information about two former United States Presidents‚ who both had family ties to Abigail. She was the
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Abigail sat still and quiet‚ hoping she would go unnoticed before falling victim like the others had. It was judgment day all over again and it had only been a week since the last. Each rock of her body drew eyes to her careless movements and Abigail’s inmates eye’s screamed at her to stop. If she continued to act out‚ she’d be chosen as the next meal‚ the next victim. The desire to escape brewed within her stomach. The pot was stirred with each plea from the current target‚ making Abigail’s insides
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short as they hanged‚ lifeless and cold their feet dangling just feet above the ground. One young lady was even smirking at the horrid sight as she came to realize her extreme actions had paid off. This young lady was Abigail Williams. Abigail was a 17 year-old girl. Through Abigail Williams a girl in The Crucible‚ the author‚ Arthur Miller describes his perception of young females during the time of the Salem Witch Trials making them out to be selfish‚ attention seeking‚ and manipulative individuals
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a young girl named Abigail Williams uses her cunningness and deceitfulness to get what she wants. Her jealousness and lack of moral and ethics gives her the ability to condemn innocent beings to death‚ without any questions. Abigail Williams is seen as “seventeen and strikingly beautiful” (138). However‚ she is selfish‚ and an excellent liar. When questioned about what had happened in the forest‚ she saves herself by saying she and the girls were only dancing. Abigail lies with the intention
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