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Olivia Sauer And Abigail Williams In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

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Many people say all women are the same or all women are complicated, but that is not true. This is the generalization fallacy, also known as stereotyping, and it is an example of faulty logical thinking. People are diverse, even when they belong to similar categories. There is as much difference between categories as there are similarities. Olivia Sauer and Abigail Williams are both examples of women who are complex, incredibly varied individuals. In The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, Williams shows who she really is. She is not as innocent as everyone believes she is. She has done some bad things. Williams’s heart is much colder than Sauer’s. No person is perfect, yet the moral transgressions of Williams far exceeds the …show more content…

The older man was John Proctor. For the play, Proctor was in his thirties while as Williams was about seventeen. During the actual Salem witch trials, Proctor was about sixty and Williams was eleven or twelve (Wikipedia, “John Proctor”). In the play, Proctor was happily married with a wife and two sons. Williams was his house maid for him and Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor’s wife, while she was sick. When Elizabeth Proctor got better, she told Williams she was no longer needed. During the time Elizabeth Proctor was sick, John Proctor and Williams had an affair, and Elizabeth did not know about it until the end of the play. When John tried telling Williams it was over she had a hard time comprehending it. Williams says to Proctor, “Give me a word, John. A soft word.” Proctor replies, “ No, no, Abby. That’s done with” (Miller, 176). Williams was not very happy about it being over. Proctor says, “Abby, I may think of you softly for time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched, Abby” (177). During the time of the witch trials, nearly everyone was a Puritist. A purist is a person who adheres strictly and often excessively to a

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But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched, Abby.” Proctor is trying to show Abby that he’s married to Elizabeth. Proctor is telling Abby that ”I may think of you from time to time” meaning that he thinks of her in sexually

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proctor tries to completely deny the affair he tells Abigail they “Never touched.” Abigail tried to argue and bring out the truth but Proctor keeps on denying it. Proctor will do anything to keep his affair undercover. Throughout the play Proctor realizes

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She even blatantly flirted with him in order to lure Proctor back to their affair, such as when she told him, “I’d almost forgot how strong you are, John Proctor!” (Miller 1139) By doing so, she is letting John know that she is still interested in him and will not

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“Inside each of us there is the seed of both good and evil. It’s a constant struggle as to which one will win. And on cannot exist without the other”. (Eric Burdon) In Miller’s play The Crucible Abigail and Elizabeth both had to choose between good and evil.

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This affair was never fully proven, but Proctor did say, “Abby, I may think of you from time to time but I will cut off my hand before I’ll reach for you again” (Miller 1140). Abigail was madly in love with Proctor and wanted Elizabeth out of the picture so she could have Proctor all to her self. Abigail was very jealous of Elizabeth. She thought that if Elizabeth would die, she would get Proctor all to her self. She accused Elizabeth of being a “cold, sniveling woman”(Miller 1140).

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“Character Analysis over The Crucible” Arthur Miller is a commonly-known playwright, most famous for his 1953 play, The Crucible. The basis for The Crucible came from the witch trials which occurred in Salem, Massachusetts during the puritan era. Miller even uses some of the same characters in his dramatized play that were a part of the original witch trials in Salem. However, Miller made a few alterations to the historical members of the Salem society in order to suit his dramatic purpose in The Crucible, particularly Abigail Williams, John Proctor, and Reverend Samuel Parris.

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Ann Putnam It’s human nature to favor to conform to the similarities of others. The feeling of belonging in life is one that almost everyone strives feel. The Crucible, a play write based on the witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts, tells the story of how many innocent people were accused, tried, and executed for witchcraft. Among the characters was Ann Putnam. She was a Housewife, married to Thomas Putnam, and was The mother of Ruth Putnam.

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Over the course of the play, Proctor’s decision on the truth about him and Abby changes from being entirely secretive and in denial, to full blown telling everyone the truth. Proctor says,” We never touched Abby”(Miller 15). This proves that Proctor wanted to forget the brief moment he philanders with Abby and strayed from the “Holy” life. Proctor not only wanted to forget, but also wanted Abby to know it will never happen again, also to never mention it or she will be looking for a whipping. Proctor says, “A man will not cast away his good name”(Miller 49).

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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible portrays the novel of the Salem Witch Trials. These trials affected the citizens of Salem City. Through the character John Proctor, a local farmer, lies/deceit and pride can be depicted. Proctor was married to Elizabeth Proctor. He was hung to death due to his confession of witchery and his affair with Abigail Williams.

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This was a witch hunt that swept across the countryside, and many people were hanged for witchcraft. Most of the characters are based on real people. A few things have been changed to make the play more dramatic, such as the affair between John Proctor and Abigail Williams. However, many details, including names, are left the same. In the play, the people of

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Abigail Williams was historically quite different from how she was depicted in The Crucible and yet her character remained faithful to the original. The real Abigail Williams was only a child of eleven years old at the time of the Salem Witch Trials, not a teenage girl seeking revenge in order to be with the man that she loves (“About Abigail Williams”). Williams was likely an orphan as she lived with her uncle. Not much is known about her parents or how she came to live with Reverend Parris (“The “Afflicted””). Her lack of a stable two parent home may have contributed to her psychological need for attention and her role as the foremost of the “targeted” and “harassed” accusing girls.

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She also does this to deceive Proctor into having emotions for her. Abigail believes that Proctor still loves her even though they have not seen one another in eight months. Even though Proctor smiles at Abigail’s actions, he is infuriated when she ask him to be with her again. Proctor has told her that their affair is over and is frustrated at Abigail every time she attempts to continue their partnership. Abigail cannot handle herself when Proctor says that they cannot have a

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John fires back immediately telling Abby not to say a word about Elizabeth. Although John reassures her many times that he’s not with Abby anymore, she still worries that he’s having an affair because of the way Abby blushes around him at church. In the beginning of Act Two we witness a conversation between the Proctors which is an awkward conversation, where they share a kiss that has a “certain disappointment”

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