In Arthur Miller's, The Crucible, many horrific events take place. The events that occur are subject to be caused by a young girl at the age of 17, Abigail Williams. Throughout the play, she displays many acts of manipulation, jealousy, and evilness while accusing many of the towns" innocent citizens. It can be thought that this is simply because of the infatuation she has for John Proctor, and the determination to take Elizabeth's place.
As the play begins, Abigail is found dancing in the forest by her Uncle Parris. She is accompanied by his daughter Betty, who faints when her and the other girls are caught. Abigail's manipulative ways are obvious early in the play when she has a conversation with her uncle. After questioning her about what went on in the forest, Abigail admits to dancing and that Betty only fainted because she was startled. She goes on to say that she would never hurt Betty and that she loves her dearly. She later opposes these words when she demands, "Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you"(Miller 837). She is clearly manipulating the girls by threatening them with violence and her own "witchcraft" if they are to reveal the truth. .
As the play continues, Abigail's true self begins to emerge. It is obvious that she is deeply infatuated with Proctor when she sees him. Showing no morals, she automatically attempts to seduce him, while reminding him of his adulterous acts when she worked at his house. She appears to be full of herself and perhaps a little overconfident when she proclaims, "I saw your face when you put me out, and you loved me then and you do now"(Miller 839). Despite her efforts, he makes it clear to her that it was all in the past and he wished to pretend it never happened. .
The play continues and Abigail's plot of vengeance and evil progresses quickly.
The film depicts a violent ritual in which the girls are cursing the spouses of the men they love. ... Following this is a shot of Abigail with blood flowing from her mouth. ... Abigail is repulsive due to her constant deception and cannot tell the truth. ... Again, this hurts Abigail's reliability and hurts the progress of the play. ... John tells Elizabeth that he has not looked Abigail's way in seven months. ...
Abigail was only 11 years old in 1692. If Abigail and John never had an affair, than that eliminates most of Miller"'"s reasoning for Abigail to call witchcraft on Elisabeth. Abigail is repeatedly called Reverend Paris"'" niece. ... It is also claimed that Abigail becomes a prostitute but this easily could be made up. ... Yet the play says that Tituba knows Barbados curses. ...
We see the greed of Thomas Putnam; the quest for revenge on those who have persecuted them, which is carried out by Martha Corey and Abigail Williams. Ann Putnam's jealousy over Rebecca Nurse and Abigail's jealousy of Elizabeth Proctor, and the ambition of Hale and Parris, both of whom seek public approval; the fear of punishment that initially motivates Abigail and the other girls; then the revealing in power they display during the trial. ... The false of evil is something defined by a set of rules not going to church regularly, not knowing the commandments, cursing and living out ...
Abigail Williams, niece of the minister spent many a day as witness to the court by blaming innocent girls in the town as witches to avoid being hanged. In total Abigail was able to "help" convict a total of 24 people of witchcraft by faking spells and curses that these women had supposedly cast upon her soul. ...
By accusing Elizabeth of being a witch she would be out of the way for Abigail, because Abigail still loves John and wants him back. ... This shows that Abigail has accused Elizabeth of being a witch because Abigail wants Elizabeth dead, so that she can be with John. ... John knows that Elizabeth is anxious about John and Abigail's affair because he says to Abigail "a stallion gave a mare," meaning that John didn't feel and love for Abigail, their affair was just for lust. ... This is why Abigail wants Elizabeth dead. ... Tension has already been building up in the previous scene ...
" Abigail Williams Reverend Parris's niece. ... Abigail is smart, wily, a good liar, and vindictive when crossed. Of the major characters, Abigail is the least complex. ... Elizabeth fired Abigail when she discovered that her husband was having an affair with Abigail. ... Tituba agrees to perform voodoo at Abigail's request. ...
Dear Diary. It is 1662 in the town of Salem; I have committed sins worthy of the Devil. Throughout my treacherous lies, many people have lost their lives, suffered and confessed to lies. I have run off because this guilt brings me too much pain to bear. I leave this diary in those hands I trust in m...
On the other hand, Betty was also in deteriorating health, which prevented her from leveling the duties with Abigail. ... Betty Parris, along with Abigail and a few other friends, joined this trend in forming their own circle. ... The death of livestock was often attributed to her, believing her mumbled words were in fact curses against them for not showing kindness by giving her charity. Tituba was a slave and familiar to Betty and Abigail. ... Betty, Abigail, and six other girls would often seem possessed and roll about the floor during the questioning of the w...
"Abigail, I have fought here three long years to bend these stiff-necked people to me, and now, just now when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my character"(Arthur Miller, Pg.63-66). ... And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam's dead sisters''(Abigail, Act I, Arthur Miller"). The actions that Abigail and the other young women had indulged in were extremely looked down upon and would lead to great suspicion, but there was so much over exaggeration that this was looked over in the story. ... The Puritan belief of native sin was that Adam and Eve create...
