Instead, she had abused that power and rather did the opposite; somewhat encouraging them to join her. All Abigail had to do was claim that “a cold wind has come” for the other girls to echo that they “freeze”[d] (Miller 3). Only through her actions and words did Abigail manage to sweep up the other girls in the courtroom to join in on her accusing Mary Warren of sending a spirit onto them. It is obvious Mary had not done such a thing, but to get out of a tough situation for herself, Abigail had acted as if she had, making the other girls follow her lead into the mass hysteria, merely making the situation worse for Mary and Mr. Proctor. The act of doing so represents the impression that her actions had on the other girls and how it affected other
In the small town of Salem Massachusetts around springtime in 1692, many problems have occurred. But none more potent and dangerous than witchcraft. The buzz of the theory or sorcery happening in the town riled up the people who are ready to go witch hunting. However in a small twist of events, many women were falsely accused of being apart of the sorcerers and were left alone to face the consequences. But who could be responsible for these actions?
Abigail is a manipulative liar. Famous author Arthur Miller points out in The Crucible that hysteria broke out over the perceived threat of witchcraft, which served as an analogy for the communists during the Red Scare. During the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, many Americans believed a war would break out and thus caused hysteria among society. Miller writes a play about a couple who has an affair in a religious small town. Abigail, the cleaning lady for the Proctor family, commits adultery with Mr. John Proctor is soon caught by Mrs. Elizabeth Proctor.
“ You drank blood, Abby! You didn’t tell him that. ”(Miller, pg 1097) “ The Crucible”, a play about the Salem Witch Hunts, was written during the Red Scare. The author, Arthur Miller, thought that the two events had much in common.
What would you do if you were accused of witchcraft by someone who was just trying to get back at you? In Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 women were being accused of being witches and more than half of them were innocent. Arthur Miller tells about how the town fell apart after hearing the word “witch” and people lying. The whole story goes downhill because lies just keep piling up on each other. Abigail Williams and John Proctor are two big characters that lie throughout the whole play.
There are several characters in The Crucible who use the witch hunts for personal gain. The worst amongst these villains is Abigail Williams, who is very manipulative. Although Abigail is a young, beautiful, teenage orphan she will not stop until she has John Proctor to herself. John is a middle aged man who is married to Elizabeth Proctor, but committed adultery and had an affair with Abigail. She creates lies to save herself and hurt others.
Abigail is vengeful, selfish, manipulative, and overall a magnificent liar. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible American play from the 1990s reveals how hysteria supplants logic and enables people to believe false claims. In The Crucible mass hysteria is shown to allow the people of Salem to believe that their neighbors who they considered outstanding people are now committing absurd and unbelievable acts. I believe that Abigail Williams could have ended the mass hysteria in Salem by coming forward and telling the truth about what happened in the woods with the other girls, not accusing innocent people of witchcraft, and admitting to pretending she was bewitched.
“Vengeance is walking Salem.” (John Proctor, Pg. 77) John Proctor was correct when he said that. The people of Salem abused the law forbidding the practice of witch craft. For example, Abigail Williams made an allegation against John Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth because she fired her as their servant and John ended their affair.
The Crucible is a play that takes place in a town called Salem in the late 1600’s during the Salem Witch Trials. The Salem Witch Trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of the people that were accused of witchcraft in Salem because of a group of girls that were dishonest about doing something they weren’t supposed to. Among this group of girls was Abigail Williams who manipulated the other girls into going along with the lie which shows how manipulative, dishonest and selfish she is. Abigail can be described as manipulative because of the many things she does to get her way.
Nicole Schaefer Mr. Becker American Literature October 29, 2014 Two Women for Two Different Worlds In the novel the crucible, Elizabeth, wife of John Proctor, and Abigail Williams, mistress of John Proctor are two main roles. Elizabeth, a woman who is loyal and true, or manipulative and ruthless liar, Abigail. She pretends to see spirits and commands the other girls to pretend as well.
Abigail Williams’ Influence Is it okay for a person to lie and hurt other people just to keep him or herself safe? In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, Abigail Williams lies, a lot, to keep herself safe. Throughout the story, many people are accused of witchcraft. When a person is accused of witchcraft, it is very easy for them to get out of the accusation if they lie. The lies that are told shifts the belief of who knows witchcraft, and Abigail Williams uses those lies to gain influence over other people.
We often hear that betrayal can lead to deadly effects, with this in mind, in the story The Cruicible, betrayal is the wall from truth. The play took place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. During this time strange acts were appearing all around Salem. As a result of these acts people blamed each other to exclude themselves from death, knowing that such acts were considered witchcraft. Abigail Williams is one of those people.
Abigail uses her own personal desires to get to what she wants even though many people died in the
In the beginning of The Crucible, Abigail Williams was all over John Proctor. She was very noticed in the town because the town heard rumors about her and John Proctor. Abigail was on the verge of being charged for witchcraft and she did not want anyone to think she was a witch. Then, she decided to go to John proctor to tell him how they should be together and that he wanted to be with her. She did not like that fact for John did not want to be with her.
Abigail knows that if she accuses someone, the court and adults will believe her. She feels in charge when accusing since people truly believe her. However, Abigail blames others since she is selfish and self-centered. Judge Danforth takes Abigail and the other girls’ side by stating, “Mary Warren! – Draw back your spirit out of them!’.