Role Of Abigail Williams In The Crucible
Women of Salem
The Crucible is a play that contains many betrayals and lies. Among these, there are three women who have a role to play. Abigail Williams was an absolute ‘witch’. Mary Warren saved herself. Last but not least, Elizabeth Procter never lied. Each of these women showed society who they were as they played their role.
“Abigail Williams, seventeen, enters – a strikingly beautiful girl, an orphan, with an endless capacity for dissembling. Now she is all worry and apprehension and propriety” (6 Miller). Further, a reader can infer that Abigail is an inquisitive girl and worries for her cousin. Despite that, Abigail‘s role is with her lying; for she can be headstrong. The girl threatened the other dancing girls to not speak a word to anyone about what they did in the forest. Due to the girl’s lies, the town worried that witchcraft was in their midst. Abigail had caused great confusion, and with it, the start if the Salem Witch Trials. Later, Abigail gains support of the court and …show more content…
Witchery’s a hangin’ error… We must tell the truth, Abby! You’ll only be whipped for dancin’, and the other things!” (16). One can tell Mary Warren did not want any trouble and planned to tell the truth. Although, Abigail had other plans and completely ignored the idea of telling. As a maid of the Procter family, she was threatened to speak the truth to the court by John so his wife could be freed of a false claim. During Act Three, Mary confessed to the court that the girls were lying about witchcraft. For this reason, Abigail started to mimic Mary so the court would view that Mary was a witch. Out of fear for her life, Mary then accuses John Procter of witchcraft. Miller conveyed through Mary how the trials changed a pure heart to weaken. Mary had the role to save herself. As a result, too much pressure from being convicted had caused the maid to lie. Mary Warren had become a coward. Miller showed a weak women, but he also showed some who ‘never
The Crucible is a play that contains many betrayals and lies. Among these, there are three women who have a role to play. Abigail Williams was an absolute ‘witch’. Mary Warren saved herself. Last but not least, Elizabeth Procter never lied. Each of these women showed society who they were as they played their role.
“Abigail Williams, seventeen, enters – a strikingly beautiful girl, an orphan, with an endless capacity for dissembling. Now she is all worry and apprehension and propriety” (6 Miller). Further, a reader can infer that Abigail is an inquisitive girl and worries for her cousin. Despite that, Abigail‘s role is with her lying; for she can be headstrong. The girl threatened the other dancing girls to not speak a word to anyone about what they did in the forest. Due to the girl’s lies, the town worried that witchcraft was in their midst. Abigail had caused great confusion, and with it, the start if the Salem Witch Trials. Later, Abigail gains support of the court and …show more content…
Witchery’s a hangin’ error… We must tell the truth, Abby! You’ll only be whipped for dancin’, and the other things!” (16). One can tell Mary Warren did not want any trouble and planned to tell the truth. Although, Abigail had other plans and completely ignored the idea of telling. As a maid of the Procter family, she was threatened to speak the truth to the court by John so his wife could be freed of a false claim. During Act Three, Mary confessed to the court that the girls were lying about witchcraft. For this reason, Abigail started to mimic Mary so the court would view that Mary was a witch. Out of fear for her life, Mary then accuses John Procter of witchcraft. Miller conveyed through Mary how the trials changed a pure heart to weaken. Mary had the role to save herself. As a result, too much pressure from being convicted had caused the maid to lie. Mary Warren had become a coward. Miller showed a weak women, but he also showed some who ‘never