2) I think the other girls followed Abigail's lead because they feared her. At the beginning of the play, she threatens to stab the girls in the black of some terrible night if they speak up about what happened that night. 4) Abigail's motivation is her jealousy and desire for revenge against Elizabeth since Abigail thinks she is the only thing standing between her and John. *6) When people in the play descend from the authority they tend to yield authority as well. We can see this when it comes to Abigail. She is Reverend Parriss' niece and in the town, he holds power because he is the town minister. We can see the power Abigail has over others when the other girls follow her every move: “Abby, stop it!” (Miller 1313) Here Abby is mocking …show more content…
If he is truly accused of witchcraft then he has lost all belief in God. This is not proof of a tie with satan because he isn't saying that God is dead for the purpose of aligning himself with Satan. Instead, he is saying that he would never align himself with satan, and if god can let people believe that then he must be …show more content…
However, at the end of the story, he was a hero. By refusing to give up the names he protected those people at the expense of his own life. The part of the story that showed this the best was when Elizabeth was explaining how he had died: “...They say he give them but two words. “More weight,” he says. And died.” (Miller 1328) This shows that he died with courage and the intention to protect his family and their honor. Even though he died when it was not necessary, he went out trying to protect not only himself but his wife from the inevitable brutality of the Salem Witch Trials. This is a far cry from the foolish man at the beginning of the story who most people would blame for a cow going