Abigail is a selfish snake! Abigail is portrayed as a cunning and untrustworthy character in Arthur Miller's play. The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller in 1953, explores the infamous story of the Salem witch trials. The Crucible was reflected by the “Red Scare” which took place after WW1, because of the American labor movement. The story follows a group of girls, led by Abigail Williams, who falsely accuse others in their community of witchcraft. This act of deception lead to catastrophic consequences that rip Salem apart. I believe Abigail could have not been a manipulator, more acceptable, and stopped lying. One key example that showcases Abigail's deceitful behavior is when she manipulates her friends into following her false
Was Abigail Williams a liar or a victim of puritan society? The crucible was a book written by Arthur Miller That tells the story of puritan society. The puritans were a religious group that followed very strict religious practices and were very serious about witchery and hanged anyone who seemed to be with the devil. The crucible is about a young girl named abigail williams who caused the deaths of many puritans by lying and accusing many different people of witchcraft Abigail Williams is a victim of Puritan society, a victim of John Proctor, but was also a liar who manipulated others for her own benefit. On page ten here when reverend parris says”and what shall i say that to them?
The original text and movie adaptations produce an evil Abigail that uses witchcraft to rid herself of the wife. In The Crucible, Abigail could have reduced the hysteria in Salem had she confessed about the affair, the use of sorcery, and not used manipulation.
In the story “The Crucible” Abigail and her friends disobeyed her uncle and eventually led to a lie to the whole town. Abigail accused many people of witchery in hope to accuse and kill Elizebeth, the wife of John Proctor, to gain the love of procter. She would draw attention to herself by pretending people were possessing her. Many people died because of Abigail’s selfless lies. Abigail was the cause of the hysteria in Salem because she lied to the whole town and for gaining the sympathy and trust of many people through acting and show.
Hook: Lustful wretchedness consumed a young sinful girl, putting her in a state of delusion. This girl’s actions contributed to a mass hysteria that only she could have put a stop to. Exposition: The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is an analogy highlighting the mass hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials and the Red Scare. Thesis: The character, Abigail Williams, not only contributed to this madness but also had the ability to extinguish the hysteria but chose to feed into the idea of her being the person John Proctor would end up with. She vividly displayed signs of manipulation, menacingly actions, and conditions of derangement.
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!
There are many examples of indirect characterization of Abigail Williams in The Crucible. the beginning of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams is a liar and refuses to tell the truth; towards the end of The Crucible we find she is self-centered. First, John Proctor states the way he feels about Abigail Williams in a very rude way; “PROCTOR, breathless and in agony; it [Abigail] is a whore!” When John Proctor confessed to adultery, Abigail was questioned if all of what Mary Warren was true. She lied to keep her good name as the misleading person she is.
Abigail is vengeful, selfish, manipulative, and overall a magnificent liar. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible American play from the 1990s reveals how hysteria supplants logic and enables people to believe false claims. In The Crucible mass hysteria is shown to allow the people of Salem to believe that their neighbors who they considered outstanding people are now committing absurd and unbelievable acts. I believe that Abigail Williams could have ended the mass hysteria in Salem by coming forward and telling the truth about what happened in the woods with the other girls, not accusing innocent people of witchcraft, and admitting to pretending she was bewitched.
In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller establishes a small town of Salem, Massachusetts in the 1600’s of accusation of witchcraft. It started with a group of girls who danced In the woods with Tituba, a slave, performing voodoo rituals. Abigail is responsible for the girls dancing in the woods and later accuse Tituba of Witchcraft. Abigail Williams Is a manipulative individual: throughout the play she remains dishonest and deceitful.
The word Courageous can be used in a few different ways, but the way Abigail Williams uses it someone might not think at first it’s very bold or brave. But to get what she wanted she’d go to a pretty, far, extent to get what she wanted. This was to get John Proctor’s wife out of the way so she could replace her as well as get any dirt off of her name. Abigail has been working to get what she wants and her desire to get with John Proctor is what she wants, “I have been near to. murdered every day because I done my duty have pointing out the Devil’s people” (Miller 111).
A tragic time in American history was the Salem witch trials of 1962, which took place in Salem, Massachusetts. Many innocent people were wrongfully convicted of witchcraft at this time and executed as a result. Abigail Williams, a young lady who played a crucial role in the events in Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible," was one of the main perpetrators of these false allegations. Abigail is shown in "The Crucible" as a manipulative and bitter character who will do anything to further her agenda. She is driven by jealousy and a desire for revenge against those who have wronged her.
The Crucible “Be careful not to mistake insecurity and inadequacy for humility! Humility has nothing to do with the insecure and inadequate.” In today’s society people can be insecure about anything especially when it comes to relationships, societal expectations, or just the way we perceive ourselves compared to others. Elizabeth Proctor started to blame herself and become insecure over her husbands morbid act of Infidelity, and Abigail Williams became insecure over John Proctor choosing his wife Elizabeth rather than her. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, there was many signs of so called “witchcraft” which had led to many false accusations of this crime that caused many unnecassary hangings of numerous people.
Abigail Williams’ Influence Is it okay for a person to lie and hurt other people just to keep him or herself safe? In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, Abigail Williams lies, a lot, to keep herself safe. Throughout the story, many people are accused of witchcraft. When a person is accused of witchcraft, it is very easy for them to get out of the accusation if they lie. The lies that are told shifts the belief of who knows witchcraft, and Abigail Williams uses those lies to gain influence over other people.
One of the most powerful human emotions is desire. Everyone is constantly trying to fulfill their own desires. A desire or passion may be so strong it can conflict with morality. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams, is driven to go against her moral duty and pursue John Proctor. She will stop at nothing to see her plan through.
A dynamic character like Abigail has lied before in the past and now has experiences something more sinister which is unique for a character in the story and makes the plot better with Abigail’s wickedness. Through the Trials of the Salem, the story will always have a person that will stand out when it is mentioned, and Abigail Williams takes the cake of being the most horrific, yet a great character in the story because it isn’t The Crucible without Abigail as being the antagonist and the tension builder. The Village will never forgive of what she did to all the innocent women she has killed. Abigail has shown that she is a very Dynamic character from her emotions, to her actions, and to her experiences she has made in
Nicole Schaefer Mr. Becker American Literature October 29, 2014 Two Women for Two Different Worlds In the novel the crucible, Elizabeth, wife of John Proctor, and Abigail Williams, mistress of John Proctor are two main roles. Elizabeth, a woman who is loyal and true, or manipulative and ruthless liar, Abigail. She pretends to see spirits and commands the other girls to pretend as well.