Brooke Kemps
Mr Panarella
Sophomore Honors: per 3
4 January 2023
Beginning of a Liar Imagine being in Abigail William’s shoes, she watched her parents be murdered in front of her, and then was adopted by her unaffectionate uncle. It appears that the world just doesn't want her to have a normal family life, therefore she acts upon it. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is based upon Abigail's repression from the town because of her traumatic parental death, having a heartless uncle, and her thought to be lover leaving her.
Throughout the book Abigail is seen as hateful and untrustworthy. That is all due to the characters refusing to acknowledge her harsh background before dancing in the forest. In the beginning of The Crucible Abigail talks about the tragic death of her parents. Her teenage years and way of life changed
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The town tends to put the blame on Abigail for the affair when John was the one to perform lechery. John was already in a relationship with Elizabeth while this happened. Abigail’s mistaken idea of her and John’s relationship is understood by Elizabeth. As a woman Elizabeth knows there is an emotional promise that was made during the affair. Abigail thought that John loved her more than his family and was going to leave them for her. Even though John has stated many times that will not happen she is still taken aback. He admits “I may think of you softly from time to time” but he restates “I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched, Abby” (Miller 23). The way John just wants to pretend nothing happened doesnt help himself or Abigail. Until he confesses the affair, he's hurting Abigail by hiding his crime: “Aye, but we did not” (Miller 23). John is one of the extensive reasons why Abigail has such high hopes for their relationship. All of the emotional promises form into anger once John doesn't reciprocate the love