Abigail Williams The Crucible by Arthur Miller is about the suspicion of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. The play started with Betty Parris being ill. Betty Parris was the daughter of Rev. Parris, who was Salem’s town minister and only cared about his reputation. Suspicions were circulating in the town that Betty was involved with witchcraft. They sent out a special doctor, Rev. Hale, who knew all about witchcraft to see if Betty was truly involved with witchcraft. It should be noted that witchcraft was a very bad act, and if caught, the penalty was being hung. Abigail Williams, the leader of the girls in the woods and Rev. Parris’s niece was brought in for questioning. She said all the girls did was dance in the woods. In reality, Abigail …show more content…
Abigail does several things that make her a manipulative person. She starts accusing people of witchcraft so she doesn’t look like a bad person. Abigail wants to control and wants to be feared. She gives the impression of being an innocent girl. In reality, she threatens people and becomes ruthless. Abigail says “she made me do it! She made Betty do it!”(pg 45). This quote shows how Abigail blames Tituba for making her drink the chicken blood when in reality, she had nothing to do with it. Abigail blames Tituba so she isn’t discovered and completely manipulates the town. Abigail is known for blaming people to take the attention away from her, this way no one suspects a thing. Abigail threatens the girls in the woods to stay quiet. Abigail gives the impression of being “stabbed” with a needle and accuses Elizabeth’s spirit. Abigail planned to get Elizabeth away by manipulating the court to get rid of her. Abigail truly created a manipulative …show more content…
Her obsessiveness generally comes from jealousy. Abigail is jealous of Elizabeth because she has John Proctor. Abigail says “John, pity me, pity me!” (pg 25.) This shows how heavily Abigail wants to be with Proctor. She’s desperate and obsessive. All she wants is Proctor. Abigail goes to extreme measures and drinks blood to attempt to kill Elizabeth. Her obsession becomes a problem. She is driven away by her jealousy to be in Elizabeth’s place. Something else that shows that Abigail is obsessive is when she says “You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet.” (pg 25) Yet again, this shows how Abigail is so stuck up on Proctor. Abigail is flirty with John and tries to convince him to be with her. She is not happy when Proctor tells her he is not interested in