Examples Of Abigail Williams In The Crucible

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Abigail is clearly a sociopath, and cannot be considered insane because of this. The difference

between insanity and a sociopath is that sociopaths are aware of what they are doing: lying,

manipulating and planning their actions to get what they want. Abigail lied to the whole town;

making up these stories about witches and the devil in order to cover up her trying to use charms to

kill Elizabeth Proctor:"You did, you did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a

charm to kill Goody Proctor!" (Miller,). Abigail Williams planned from the beginning to kill Elizabeth

Proctor and repeatedly lied in order to manipulate everyone into believing it was all witchcraft,

showing that she is not insane but a sociopath. Insanity