When reading “The Crucible” one may ask themselves‚ why are all of the highest authority characters so adamant to believe that Abigail Williams and the other girls are lying? The author Arthur Miller depicts what it was like to live in 1600 Salem during the witch trials. Abigail Williams is desperately in love with John Proctor; who committed the sin of lechery with her. Abigail then uses her uncle‚ Reverend Parris’ servant‚ Tituba to perform the crime of witchcraft so she can fulfil her lustful
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falling on the ground‚ and appeared to be suffering immense pain. The disturbed girls‚ led by Abigail Williams‚ began to claim that they “saw people with the Devil”. They believed the accused were harming them through black magic. Throughout the months‚ there had been many trials and many of the accused were found guilty. The most notable accusation was of John Proctor and his wife. Abigail claimed
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In Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible‚ the main character Abigail Williams is to blame for the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ Abigail Williams remained a static character throughout the book. Abigail is a mean‚ deceitful and manipulative person who always wants her way; she has no remorse about who she hurts along her journey to get her want she wants. Abigail Williams is a manipulative evil person throughout The Crucible; she can be characterized as manipulative because she influences the girls
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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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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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Many lives have been lost due to the physician’s negligence. The physician that saw Abigail Williams‚ Betty Parish‚ Betty Hubbard and Anne Putnam Jr. and made an incorrect diagnosis. He to quickly decided the fits were being caused by something spiritual. His mistake may have caused a huge crisis. Although other possibilities have been suggested‚ ergot poisoning is the most likely. Recent scientific study shows that the condition and symptoms of the fits of a serious match up perfectly with ergotism
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The Crucible play has many characters‚ but how could one forget Abigail Williams? Abigail has the most influence over her friends and this is shown throughout the play. She is very proud and manipulative in any situation. Her character stands out and shows the readers how her character portrays the time period of the evil in the witch trials. Abigail Williams is not a victim of her society. She is very manipulative and has control over all her friends in the play. Abigail treats the girls very poorly
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Have you ever met someone that has been responsible for the crimes in the city? Well Abigail Williams is one of the many in the village in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Abigail is a mean and vindictive person who always wanted to get her way. Others may argue that Abigail was not responsible for the crimes in Salem‚ but they have been mistaken. Abigail Williams has been committed‚ of lying and the affair that she has had in the village. “Abby‚ I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut
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Abigail and Her Emotions The Crucible by Arthur Miller has plenty of emotions that are felt and cause many events in this story of anguish. The Crucible is set in a small puritan village in Massachusetts in 1692. It begins with a group a girls that get caught dancing in the forest‚ they try to hide what they were doing and they cause the Salem Witch Trials. If there is someone that fills out the model for and evil antagonist in this play it would definitely be the leader of the dancing girls‚
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