shows how neighbors would accuse each other for revenge. Although many might first blame Abigail Williams‚ Reverend Parris is responsible for the deaths in Salem. In the first act‚ Reverend Parris pushes Abigail‚ his niece‚ to admit to conjuring spirits in the woods. In the beginning‚ he sees Abigail‚ Tituba‚ and other girls in the woods dancing‚ and he assumes that it was witchcraft. He confronts Abigail about the situation‚ and she denies all of it. Because of this‚ he uses guilt to push her into
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was accused and had evidence of being a witch. During the story we see a lot of human moments when a character makes it about something more than just there self. During the year 1692 the Salem witch trials took place in colonial Massachusetts and led to the death of a lot of innocent people. The start of the Salem witch trials or the cause was the girls and a specific girl Abigail Williams began to accuse people of witch craft. Abigail’s main goal was to accuse John proctors wife of
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In The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams has antisocial disorder‚ also known as sociopathy. This condition is caused by factors including early life experience and learned behavior. This reflects Abigail’s situation because it is known that she witnessed her parents being killed right in front of her when she was a child. Then as an orphan‚ she was raised by her uncle‚ Reverend Samuel Parris‚ who was not an honourable man. When these factors are combined with neglect and separation‚ like her experience
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astonishing play about the history of Salem and witchcraft. This play is a story from past time‚ Abigail Williams is a huge part of this play because of her scheming ways to put people to death as you can see from the previous quote I listed‚ this was one of her many lies. Many different people play a role in the Salem deaths but Abigail started all and kept playing it off until she killed in abundant amount. Abigail is responsible for numerous deaths that occurred during this time. Due to her falsely accusing
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could not help‚ He doesn’t know what medicine to use or give. Paris saw the girl dancing naked. 3) What do we learn in the exposition of the play about the events in the forest? About Abigail Williams’s past connections with the Proctor family? Abigail Williams put or wished for proctors wife to die. Abigail use to do service for the Procter’s household until she had an affair with john proctor. 4) What information about Thomas Putnam does Arthur Miller tell us in his expository aside? What
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attempting to make the men they love fall in love with them. However‚ the minister finds the girls practicing their witchcraft in the woods and various consequences occur throughout the movie. One specific woman is Abigail Williams. She is the former servant of the Proctor’s. Abigail actually does practice witchcraft at one point when she drinks blood in order to kill Mrs. Proctor because she is in love with Mr. Proctor. These events throw Salem into a series of trials and issues that push the town’s
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The Crucible In The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams is a wicked‚ sinful‚ foul girl who lies to get what she wants. She defends her life and her name by falsely accusing others of conspiring with the devil. Witchcraft or evil is forcefully shown through abigail williams. wickedness is represent by abigail in many ways. She uses many ways to fulfill her evil wants some of them were through whoring‚ insanity‚ allegation. Abigail williams is accused of whoring and from this branched the wickedness of
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Abigail Williams is a very important if not the most important person to this play. She has many different qualities that make her the unpredictable enigma she is. abby lies‚ cheats‚ steals‚ persuades‚ and snitches on everyone and anyone who gets in the way of what she wants. She has had a sheltered life and is tired of it which makes her quite rebellious and manipulative. It all starts out with her trying to find love in the wrong places. Act I Abby manipulates john procter throughout act 1. In
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Abigail Williams Abigail Williams was born in an unknown town with unknown parents and then moved to live with her uncle‚ Reverend Parris‚ when she was younger. I think the reason she likes older guys‚ like John Proctor‚ because she never really got to know her father. When she moved in with her uncle she felt loss since he was extremely strict and all about himself so she found out ways to get attention. Therefore she started dancing in the woods with her friends and claiming people she does
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cause for all problems that arise in this carefully crafted play by Arthur Miller. This play‚ ’The Crucible’ is based on the 1692 witch trials that occurred in Salem‚ Massachusetts yet it also focuses on the relationships between various characters. Abigail Williams doesn’t have much luck in this play‚ and she never really had. She lives with her uncle - Reverend Parris and his daughter Betty‚ because she’s an orphan and claims she: ’’Saw Indians smash my dear parents heads on the pillow next to mine
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