Who Is Abigail Lie In The Crucible

In The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, one of the characters who goes by the name of Abigail Williams is the orphaned niece of Reverend Parris, she was once the mistress of John Proctor but Elizabeth Proctor discovered the affair. Abigail is extremely jealous of Elizabeth she ends up using her power that she has in the town to get rid of her and anyone else that discredit her in the past. She will not let go of John Proctor and she is the leader of the girls, she tells lies manipulates the entire town and her friends. This sends nineteen guiltless people to their get hanged in front of the whole town while Abigail is still free of the harm and lies she told. Abigail Williams is selfish and a magnificent liar in Act 1 Abigail says “I never sold myself! I’m a good girl! I’m a proper girl!”(Act 1). Abigail called John Proctor a liar which he is not, he is telling the truth about how he and Abigail slept with together even

Rather than seeing herself as a seventeen-year-old who took authority of one man’s heartache and doubt while his wife was sick, Abigail sees herself as John Proctor true lover. She believes that if she lies on Elizabeth to get rid of her that John will want to be with her in the end. Abigail is a young seventeen-year-old girl daydreaming about the optimal male. By all means, she reveals false information on a majority of the other characters. Throwing witchcraft unto everyone gives her all the authority and the power she wants because she has the judges and some of the people in the town in the palms of her hand. Abigail uses her power to make everyone have fear and to be intimidating by her and the girls. She basically threatens the other girls if they decided to go against her and she would not hesitate to accuse them of witchcraft of they did just like she did Mary