How Is Abigail Presented In The Crucible

In The Crucible, I assume that the character Abigail is a static character. Abigail is considered a static character for the reason that no matter what her feelings never change. She does whatever she is yearning to be happy with herself. It makes no difference if she is hurting other people as long she is joyous. An example is how she accuses Elizabeth Proctor of being a witch even though it's not true. She only did it for the reason that she thought she would be able to be with John Proctor. The character John Proctor is a dynamic character. John is considered a dynamic character because he changes his feelings in the entire play. In the beginning he was a quiet farmer and now he is a brave man with a great deal of courage. In the beginning

People are very impressionable, especially children. Abigail used destructive power to cause chaos in Salem. In the Crucible she is viewed as strong-willed and independent. She manipulated and used people against each other as a stepping stone to hysteria.

It was once said “The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchanging,"(John F Kennedy). Back in the year 1692, the people of Salem thought to understand the changing reality of their small town, but as they learned all those years ago, certainty is little more than a half truth. In the play ‘The Crucible’ Arthur Miller told the story of how the everyday lives and goals of seemingly ordinary people developed into the manipulation of the witch trials as a means pursuit. As characters such as Abigail Williams, Reverend Hale, and Reverend Parris, changed and developed throughout the course of the play, their true motives and goals were veiled by the appearance of their involvement in the witch trials. Those involved in the Salem witch trials showed their true faces through the

Yall need to shut up, if anybody breathe or say a word i will come to you in the dark of some terrible night. Abagail are warning the girls if they tell anyone in town that she will get them when it get night time .They were in the woods dancing and Parries caught them that how the witchcraft stuff started. In the play “The Crucible”, written by Miller ,Abigail goes against her society and also she thinks for herself. Abigail goes against her society by starting a whole lot of commotion with the lies.

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller , we are presented with the question if there was a real justification in trials. Many would agree there was no justice whatsoever in the witch trials , all that happened in the Salem witch trials was a group of Girls that claim were possessed by the devil and accused women in the village of witchcraft because they were caught by Rev. Parris, they were Afraid of what could happen to them so they accused women of low-lives to accuse knowing that they wouldn't be believed. I'd say that the mastermind behind all of this is Abigail. Who I think is doing all of this to get Proctor all to herself and take Elizabeth proctor out of John's life, she is also mad that Elizabeth dismissed her from her job , so she will

During Act Three of the play, Abigail falls into a fit of hysteria to take the attention off the fact that she has been accused of lying in open court. Abigail pleads with a “bird”(107) that she claims is Mary Warren’s specter coming to attack her in the courtroom, and begs the specter “...please don’t hurt me!”(107). Abigail feeds off the panic in the courtroom about the supposed presence of witchcraft, and uses it to her advantage by making herself seem like a victim of witchcraft from people who do not side with her. Abigail is the character that sends the town of Salem into panic originally because of her witchcraft accusations, making her character one of the most significant contributors to the hysteria in The

1. Explanation: Even after Mary has been Abigail’s best friend, she accused Mary of being a witch.

It takes only one person and their actions to make a huge impact. This is apparent in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible when Abigail Williams’ actions and manipulation turn into witchcraft trials and hangings. She is blinded by the power of her love for John Proctor and her hatred for Elizabeth, which make her unable to realize that she is taking her actions too far. However, this is no excuse for Abigail’s egotism, which strips innocent people of their pride, dignity, and lives. A combination of this and the strength of her manipulation and lying make her the obvious villain.

Act 1,#31. The motivation that Abigail and Betty have for denouncing everyone is to confess to their sins so they can avoid punishment. Miller shows her escaping punishment when Abigail says, “I danced for the Devil; I saw him; I wrote in his book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand. I saw Sarah Good with the Devil…” (48). By confessing, Abigail is able to avoid the consequences of her actions.

Not far into the play, it is quickly discovered that Abigail is out to do something. It is soon found out that Abigail and John Proctor had an affair when Abigail worked for John and Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail fell for Proctor and now she is trying to get rid of Elizabeth to have John for herself; there is a slight problem when Abigail realizes John will not leave Elizabeth for her, so Abigail starts plotting against Elizabeth trying to eliminate her. Something Abigail did not tell Parris is that she drank a charm of blood to banish Elizabeth. After Abigail tells the girls that she told Parris everything, Betty woke up. Betty - “You drank blood, Abby! You didn’t tell him that!” Abigail - “Betty, you never say that again! You will never --” Betty - You did, you did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife!

There was a lot of women in the play that played a major role in the events. However, did their power get out of control? Abigail payed a big role in the play and the turn of events that occurred.

If not for his trials in Salem, Abigail would have never been in the position of accusing people of witchcraft. First of all he was incredibly intimidating to the people of the court. For example, when Mary Warren was too afraid to answer him, he screamed, “Answer me!” at her (94). Mary was afraid for her life, and was still pressured into answering the judge’s questions. Danforth later went on to state that “Mary Warren has been conquered by Satan . . . so, her neck will break for it” (95). He said this violent remark to place fear in everyone in the court. Danforth’s method was working, as people feared him and what consequences he may give them. He used his violent intimidation to get “evidence” from the people in the court, which resulting in them saying whatever Danforth wanted them to say. Also, Danforth was the one responsible for the deaths of the people that he hanged. Abigail was not the one that declared them guilty under the law. No one was threatening Danforth’s life, so he could have let all the people being accused of witchcraft go at any time. However, he was very active in the trials and almost wanted to hand people for witchcraft. He was frighteningly insane and had no reason to be so vicious. Abigail, although she escaped Salem and was not hanged, was just another victim of Danforth’s sick court. He was the honest villain of the play, not Abigail.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller in a play based off of the Salem Witch Trials. The play ends with the town in mass hysteria. A girl is struck with lust, an innocent slave is accused, and a man struggles to do the right thing. Three characters that influenced the development of mass hysteria throughout the play are Abigail Williams, Tituba, and John Proctor.

Abigail being a manipulative and selfish person, accuses many innocent people of being witches to save her own skin. Her skills at manipulation are on full display, when she's on the brink of getting busted for dabbling in witchcraft. She skillfully manages to pin the whole thing on several of Salem's other second-class citizens(I.1.1372). As ringleader, she excites the other girls into a frenzy of emotion, which allows them to condemn the people they know and love as witches. Abigail's main skill seems to be finding people's flaws, their weaknesses, and their prejudices and then manipulating

In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller many characters deceive others to make themselves look better. The play The Crucible is about the Salem Trials and is set in Salem, Massachusetts in the year 1692. In these severe trials about witchcraft one person who deceived others was Abigail Williams. Abigail was a seventeen year old girl and was the niece of Mr. Parris. Abigail's motives for deceiving others were to protect her reputation, to get John back from Elizabeth and because she is selfish.