Crucible” the tragedy that occurred all started due to the reason that Abigail wanted to kill the wife of the man she loves. However, things didn’t play out the way Abigail intended do to the reason she was accused of being a witch, but she learn how to use that to her advantage by accusing every one of being a witch and being seen with Lucifer. When she came up with that idea she accused John Procter’s wife of being a witch. Abigail believed that when the wife of John Procter is died the love of her
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known as a good man in the town ,but his good name changes when he has an affair with Abigail. This affair made Abigail become obsessed with John Proctor which made Abigail think that Procter and her were going to be together. Abigail misunderstands John and has mistaken his sexual interest for love. Abigail believes that if Elizabeth is finished that her and John will live happily ever after and be together. Abigail is rebellious and assumes that if Elizabeth is gone that her and John will be
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(1953), Abigail Williams is depicted as a metaphorical witch as she lies her way through the literal witch hunt taking place in Salem, Massachusetts. The witch hunt was brought about by Abigail and her shenanigans with her friends as they do things that the Puritans believed were evidence of witchcraft. We learn later in the story that among Abigail’s mistakes is the fact that she was involved in John Proctor’s affair. So when the court begins investigating witchcraft within Salem, Abigail has to
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myth about witches really true? If they actually roam the earth, when exactly did they first exist and where do they live? In the 17th century, Abigail Williams insisted there were witches living in Salem, Massachusetts. Williams evoked the Salem Witch Trials after numerous suspects were convicted for Satanism; however, many were faulty accused and Abigail was blamed. Is there a catastrophe worse than the Devil’s spawn? McCarthyism was established after Senator Joseph McCarthy convinced the colonists
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is accused of witchery by Abigail and if not proven innocent, she will be executed. This is very major because Elizabeth is known as a very good Puritan with Christian values. Abigail, the young girl, who was at first accused, is now gaining power in the courthouse and starting to accuse others. There are many rumors of Abigail that she is not the sweet innocent girl that everybody believes she is. I am here to end these rumors for good and find out the answers from Abigail by investigating and interviewing
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punishments escalate from being whipped to being hanged in a matter of hours. Betty Parris and Abigail Williams’ crimes went from being discovered in the forest doing unnatural things, to accusing people of witchcraft. The punishment of accusing people of such accusations results in be hanged. The lying done by these two girls creates a madness among the town. By the end of Act 1 of The Crucible, Betty Parris and Abigail Williams’ secrecy make the people in the town of Salem break out in witchcraft hysteria
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two different women. As the play starts readers find out that John is having an affair with the town tart, Abigail Williams. He does not believe in the idea of witchcraft. Proctor is very selfish about the affair with Abigail and states to judge Danforth “A man will not cast away his good name. You surely know that.” Many things motivate John to change throughout The Crucible such as Abigail charging his wife with witchcraft and Elizabeth becoming pregnant. John ends up risking everything to save
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that saying. One of the protagonist in the play, Abigail Williams, uses lies on top of lies, to gain herself power. She uses this power to her advantage as the events that took place in Salem, Massachusetts unravel. Abigail started out innocent. She was in the woods with some of her friends. Things took a turn when Tituba started “conjuring demons”. All the girls went crazy. They danced, screamed, and took their clothes off. Salem’s reverend
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staying truthful. Some characters, like Abigail William, are motivated by fear to keep up a good reputation, while other characters like John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse decide that the truth is more important than their name and stick to their morals. There are many factors that move Abigail to lie about her relations with John Proctor. She fears what would happen to her if the town finds out that she is not only an adulterer, but a liar as well. Because Abigail has given “evidence” to hang so many
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something wrong, there first instinct is to protect themselves. The examples that I would use are that Abigail destroyed Tituba, Mary Warren destroyed John Proctor, Betty destroyed the old man with the beard, and Abigail also destroyed Elizabeth Proctor. My examples will prove that these girls were selfish and that they would do anything to anyone just to save/protect themselves. Abigail Williams destroyed many people because she wanted to save herself. For example, she destroyed Tituba
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