Examples Of Abigail Williams In The Crucible '

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The Crucible reminds us that the abuse of trust and good standing to trick people into false beliefs, often leads to tragedy. Abigail Williams is the best example of this. Miss Williams wasn’t the most respected girl, but she was a young woman, and therefore held to a high standard. When Abigail was caught doing “witchcraft” in the woods, she used that standard to lie,and blame other girls for consorting with the devil and tricking her.Such as in Act 1 when she shouts at Tituba "She made me do it! She made Betty do it!" Witchcraft is a grave sin, so by doing this, Abigail has condemned Tituba and any other accused to death or a blackened reputation. The former was the more uncommon result, yet still happened a significant number of times. Abby

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