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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Abigail is fueled by her lust for John Proctor and her own selfishness‚ using the “devil” to further her self centered desire for power‚ and control in Salem‚ with that desire for John inciting her actions. What started as Abigail’s plan to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor‚ ended in what was bigger than Abigail could have imagined - the Salem witch trials. Abigail is a remorseless girl‚ who will do anything to get what she wants. Abigail lusts over John Proctor‚ a married man which turns the town into
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The Crucible of Abigail Williams Abigail Williams is a very spiteful and bitter woman‚ but she has the biggest influence on the play with all the lies she tells about people being witches which are believed and cost some people their lives. Abigail is one of the most misunderstood characters because she is so good at lying that it almost seems like she is telling the truth. A crucible is a large test that one may face that may force them to make a controversial decision to benefit them or to
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pounds of rice for food. His adventure was not fated to end well though‚ for the Alaskan wilderness is perilous and he was not well prepared. Although many of the people who offered him rides had offered advice and told him how to be better prepared‚ Chris still “came into the country with insufficient provisions‚ and he lacked certain pieces of equipment deemed essential by many Alaskans … He was green and overestimated his resilience…” (180‚ 182). Christopher had neglected to follow much of the advice
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story Abigail is the true villain in Arthur Miller’s drama‚ The Crucible. She started out as a innocent maid‚ and Elizabeth(her boss) was sick she had a affair with Elizabeth’s husband Proctor. Afterwards he felt guilty so he kept pushing Abigail away which made her mad. She ended up taking control over these little girls and she would threaten them if they didn’t listen. Elizabeth ended up making a little doll and when she was taking a break she stuck the needle in the stomach and Abigail wanted
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Crucible‚ Arthur Miller instills a sense of pride in his main characters‚ including Abigail Williams‚ who is too proud to admit her wrong ways. People around the world‚ of all cultures‚ have a sense of pride in them which an individual must adhere to‚ to keep his /her self-respect. The dishonesty and possessiveness of Abigail Williams emphasizes that pride can drive the mind to manipulate others even if it is unjust. Abigail Williams is introduced as an extremely beautiful girl with an ability to disguise
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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: the Perfect Puritan Society is going to judge people no matter what they do‚ so people might as well be who they want to be. In the crucible‚ during the Salam witch trials‚ Abigail Williams did what she wanted‚ she was not the typical Puritan‚ and definitely not a perfect one at that. She did things women were not allowed to do. She lied‚ and costed many people their lives because of it. She had a man cheat and blacken his name. She uses her acting skills and the girls around
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Parris’ niece‚ Abigail served as the Proctors’ servant before Elizabeth fired her for having an affair with John. Abigail and John Proctor had been lovers but that soon ended. "John‚ I am waiting for you every night" (Page 176). Abigail’s jealousy towards Elizabeth proctor caused her to resort to blackmail. She couldn’t take the fact that John no longer loved her the way he did‚ and that he wanted to pretend that nothing ever happen. "Give me a word John‚ a soft word" (Page 176). Abigail not only went
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of mob mentality can destroy a community‚ is also a story of falling from grace. From Proctor’s affair with Abigail‚ to judge Danforth’s decision to condemn so many innocent people to their deaths. Out of all of these people‚ Abigail falls the furthest. In the beginning she is the victim‚ her parents dead‚ a self centered uncle who cares more about his reputation than his own niece.”Abigail‚ I have spent 3 long years to bend
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