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Abigail Williams Hypocrisy

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Thought the play, Abigail Williams is a round character. She shows little sympathy toward all of the lives she destroyed. Now, John Proctors children will have to live without their father for the rest of their lives. He dies for a crime he did not commit. Hypocrisy is in today 's society as well. We see these pretentious and close minded people all around us, such as when one says “Treat everyone with respect, no matter who they are”, but they don’t do it when others are around. Hypocrisy is an evil mask to own.

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