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Examples Of Abigail End The Mass Hysteria In The Crucible

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In The Crucible, I believe that Abigail could have ended the mass hysteria in Salem by being honest and not having an affair at an age that you're still young, Abigail was wrong for just accusing anyone in her way to get them hanged which she could’ve stopped the hysteria just by owning up to her problems. Abigail never meant to get john proctor to hanged after all abigail just wanted proctor all to her self. Abigail was upset because she viewed Elizabeth as an inconvenience just because she is preventing Abigail from being with Proctor. “ Did you come to see me John I almost forgot how strong you are” To this moment Abigail was with Procter but he denied that he didn't want anything to do with her. It has gotten to the point where Abigail gets jealous of Elizabeth and wanted her to hang out so she can be with Procter. Mary Warren had given Elizabeth Proctor a poppet that looked like a voodoo doll with a needle that Abigail had put in it. While she didn't want to own up to her problems so people accused Mary. Abigail had made other people frustrated but she could've just stopped what she was doing, Abigail had made Proctor get hanged which that's where she felt bad because although she wanted him she caused his death. …show more content…

With the false accusations it could help the community restore some of the damage that was done to everyone. If they all came forward and admitted that they had been lying, then the court would have no choice but to drop the charges against the accused. She could’ve just confessed about her lies and took full responsibility for her actions but instead she had run away after having an affair with Proctor that he admitted

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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.

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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Abigail Williams, a young, headstrong woman , is the main villain of this story. Most people will say Abigail is the victim but the only thing she is a victim of is a broken heart. The reasons of her being the fellon are she started the witch hoax and tried to rid of Goody Proctor. Abigail commenced the whole witch hoax in order to save herself from getting into trouble for ‘dancing’ in the woods.

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Even if Proctor did not want anything to do with Abigail, he still made Abigail obsess over him which caused her to believe she was destined for him, and Elizabeth was stopping them from being together. Proctor should have spoken about the accusations about falsely admitting to being

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Abigail is to be blamed a lot, because she seduced John Proctor even though he had a wife. Elizabeth found out about the affair and Elizabeth told Abigail not to mess with her husband or she will regret it. Abigail confesses to withcraft saying that she gave her soul to the devil. She convinced other girls to cast spells with Tituba. She carefully planned the way she accused people in the community of withcraft , so she could be credible when she accused Elizabeth.

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Firstly, the court provided those who admit to witchcraft more leeway than those who deny the accusations. At the beginning of the play, the audience learns that Abigail and Tituba commit the crime of witchcraft; Tituba being the one committing the act, and Abigail being the one benefitting from the act. Eventually, they both admit to participating in witchcraft, but Abigail admits to being the victim of Tituba’s witchery (Miller 48). As the victim, she receives special treatment by the governor, as revealed by John Proctor. For example, he expresses “No, no, but I hear only that you go to the tavern every night, and play shovel-board with the Deputy Governor and they give you cider” (Miller 149).

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This implies that everyone should trust his judgment simply because of his prior experience and knowledge of witchcraft and the devil's practices. Another significant factor in the hysteria was people holding personal grudges against one another. The play displays Abigail's love for John Proctor and her hatred for Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail and Proctor had previously had an affair, and Abigail is now in love with him. During the play, it is noticed that Abigail has vendettas against Elizabeth and wants her dead.

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During the late 17th century a total of 200 people were accused of participating in witchcraft, while 19 people lost their lives to the mass hysteria. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, a group of girls start a huge uproar in Salem, Massachusetts when they start screeching about Salemites being associated with the Devil. Throughout the play write, it shows the consequences of mass hysteria and how it puts people's lives in danger. Abigail Williams causes a wave of mass hysteria and because of her trickery, innocent people have died by her and the other girl’s actions, for this Abigail is the most unforgivable character in The Crucible.

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The Crucible’s Sins Puritans were very religious during the year 1692. A small town in Massachusetts called Salem was popular for their witch trials. The only way to determine if a person was a witch is if they committed the some of the seven sins: pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed, and sloth. Envy, gluttony, and greed were desires for other people’s things. Thomas Putnam was a character that always wanted people’s land.

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Abigail uses the fact that every person shes accused has been a witch to secure her position as a trust worth witness in court. As seen when the suspension is raised to her, Abigail says, “I have been hurt, Mr. Danforth; I see my blood running out! I have been near to murdered every day because I have done my duty pointing out the Devil’s people -- and this is my reward? To be mistrusted, denied, questioned like a --” (113). She uses the fact that there is a perceived danger in callout witches as one can try to kill her because they feel threated or that she 's been hurt by witchcraft when it was just self-inflicted wounds.

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The original text and movie adaptations produce an evil Abigail that uses witchcraft to rid herself of the wife. In The Crucible, Abigail could have reduced the hysteria in Salem had she confessed about the affair, the use of sorcery, and not used manipulation.

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Abigail cannot have John or be in a relationship with him since he is married to Elizabeth. Abigail is also angered at Elizabeth since Elizabeth is blackening Abigail’s name in Salem because Abigail had an affair with Elizabeth’s husband. Thus, Abigail decides to remove Elizabeth from John’s life by any means necessary. Abigail practices witchcraft by asking Tituba her uncle’s slave to make a charm that will kill Elizabeth, which she drinks while the girls are dancing in the woods (a forbidden act to do in Puritan society).

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Abigail The Victim In the Crucible many are to blame for the events that occurred, but one of the one’s who seems to take blame the most is Abigail Williams. She holds most of the responsibility because she was to blame for the girls meeting with Tituba in the woods. When Parris located the girls in the woods, Abigail tries to hide her behavior because she fears that it will uncover her affair with Proctor if she confesses that she attempted to cast a spell on his wife, Elizabeth. Abigail also lies to avoid being punished for witchcraft.

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could have also stopped the hysteria if she hadn’t tried to kill Elizabeth Proctor so she could be with the man she loved. An example of this is when she went to the woods and drank a charm of blood she thought would kill Elizabeth to get her out of the picture. Therefore, if she had owned up to her problems by accepting that the man she loved could not love her back. The hysteria in Salem wouldn’t have even

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(I.465-472). Seeing Abigail cry, it suggests that Abigail’s affair with John Proctor has influenced her behavior in jealousy and lust as she strives for nothing more than her love for John Proctor. By only being heartbroken, Abigail is not to be fully blamed for the hysteria within the town as her actions are only based on desperate attempts to win John Proctor over, and no intentional harm whatsoever. However, on the other hand, Abigail cannot be excused with outside forces making her the way she is due to the fact that she has clearly had a choice in most of her decisions and actions throughout the witchcraft crisis. When Mary Warren, another girl involved in the forest incident, enters the court, she explains to Danforth, the judge, that the girls are lying and are only pretending to see spirits.

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What does it mean to be a victim of society? A victim of society can more or less be defined as someone who is harmed by their surrounding environment. However, being a victim of society is not nearly as it seems as people may easily play the victim in order to manipulate others, and that scenario holds true in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. In this play, a crisis regarding the question of witchcraft is introduced in late eighteenth century Salem, a town ruled by a theocracy of predominantly Puritan beliefs. The dilemma first emerges when Betty, the daughter of Reverend Parris, the minister of Salem, is in almost a persistent vegetative state after having danced in the forest with Abigail Williams, Parris’s niece, and other girls within the

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