It becomes apparent in the very first Act that Abigail is not a trustworthy character. She is willing to throw blame at anyone to deflect the suspicion from herself, or even to gain something she wants. I suppose in some ways Abigail could be seen as a tragic character, but her manipulative nature sure makes it difficult to sympathize with her. She is willing to hang an innocent woman in her delusion that this will somehow result in John Proctor realizing his love for her. He has made it clear multiple times he has moved on and wishes to not see her but - of course - Abigail only persists.
For instance, she says " I saw Sarah Good with the devil." Abigail thinks that she can just blame someone else and she will get out of trouble. Abigail is the villain for blaming other people instead of saying she lied to try and get what she wanted.
The Crucible Abigail was a corrupt, cynical, and dishonest character throughout the Salem witch trials. She accused innocent people of the community of Salem of being witches. Most of the time she did this in seek of revenge on the people, but other times she did it so that she wouldn’t get caught for lying. Abigail was not a very old character she was 14-18 years old and still single.
Lying about things are not good especially when you don’t stick to the same story. Abigail kept telling different lies first it was Tituba fought, then it was the devils, then it was Mary, and last it was Hale’s fought. Danforth, Hathorne, and the other authorities knew Abigail was lying when out of nowhere she said she saw Mary’s face above them. They also knew because Abigail is always the one who says something first before any of the other girls and can never really identify or tell who is with
Many people in Salem know the length Abigail will go to in order to protect herself and her lies. Planning to speak out about the Abigails plan to ruin Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor receives warning from Mary Warren to proceed with caution when dealing with Abigail. Mary Warren warns Proctor, “ She’ll ruin you with, it I know she will”(Miller 503). Willing to ruin her own reputation and honor, Abigail threatens Proctor to keep him silent. If Proctor speaks out about Abigail pretending in court, it will bring Abigail’s credibility to be questioned.
Abigail was so young and naive, that she really believed that John had loved her. "I look for John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart," (page 922) she said to indicate that she wanted the spot of Elizabeth, John's wife, since she had been with him since a very young age and had been introduced to "real
Now we learn that all of the problems lead directly to Abigail. She is not to be trusted and would just bring pain. Abigail presence is felt throughout the story in many ways. At the beginning of Act 2, they are eating dinner and talking. After they're done, Elizabeth starts talking about how Mary Warren went to the court to accuse Abigail.
In the play,there were evidence on why she is twisting the truth and knowing on what she was doing. In act 1,Abigail and some girls were dancing around the fire in the forest and almost getting in trouble for the cause of two girls unable to wake up she blamed on Tituba for forcing Abigail to drink blood and for witchcraft. Abigail was in love with Proctor and hated his wife for what she did to her, Abigail accuse Goody Proctor for witchcraft. In the end of the play you can see Abigail running away knowing sooner or later she will get discover.
Society as a whole seeks to satisfy themselves. This may be at the expense of their peers or individuals they are associated with. Arthur Miller brilliantly displays this dark side of humanity’s side in his play The Crucible. This play is based on the Salem witch trials in the early 1690s. During the Salem witch trials over two hundred people were accused of witchcraft and twenty were executed.
Twenty people were executed two hundred were accused of witchery when in reality it never happened. That was the result of the 1692 salem witch trials of massachusetts Clearly the people of salem made some mistakes. But who was to blame? Were they honest mistakes or were they power driven or done out of greed and lies and the result of old grudges or the mentality of three individuals and the mob that followed them.
She is eighteen years old, she had an affair with a man named John Proctor, and she cannot be trusted. Abigail displays three character flaws: dishonesty, envy, and lust. Abigail displays dishonesty in the play because she lied about her and the other girls conjuring spirits in the woods. Abigail lied to her uncle and told him “It were sport uncle” (Miller 10 and 11) .Abigail ’s uncle questions her about why she was kicked out of Elizabeth
You mistake yourself, uncle!” In Act I, paragraph 57, Abigail denies the accusation, which we know is true. This shows that Abigail has a past of lying. Secondly, we see her blaming Tituba and lying
Also, in attempt to tell the truth about Abigail, John Proctor admits to cheating on his wife with Abigail, but Elizabeth lets her fear assist her in lying. John Proctor tells everyone in the court, previous to Elizabeth arriving, “she [has] never lied” (III.891.). With everyone now knowing that she does not lie, it makes her trustworthy and believable. Deputy Danforth then brings Elizabeth in to confirm what
Through her deceit, Miller examines themes of power, rage, and the corrupting influence of revenge. Abigail has a variety of reasons for lying. She first turns to lying to get away with being punished for her involvement in witchcraft in the woods. Because she is afraid of the consequences of her behavior and the negative association that society attaches to witchcraft, Abigail manipulates others around her by falsely accusing them of being witches. She intends to deflect blame from herself and
Abigail finally sees the outturn of her lies she has made for what she wants. Proctor is hanged which she didn’t attend to do, but now pays the price. She also found out what lying can do “They’re pretending, Mr. Danforth... Mary, please don’t hurt me!.”(miller 120-121). Lying has made her corrupt and is used to persuade to make harm with.
