Abigail Williams Greed

It’s important to note why and how Abigail inherited her selfish behavior in the first place, and what caused her to act a certain way. Abigail claims that she is in love with John Proctor, and the two characters were discovered to have an affair with each other. John Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth Proctor, finds out about the affair and

Elizabeth and Johns relationship is certainly not an easy one. Although having been married with two children the intrusion of Abigail could not have come at a worse time. With Elizabeth ill and Abigail’s personality being such a contrast John felt it as an escape from his wife’s absence. The affair that John had with Abigail puts a strain on their relationship creating a physical and emotional divide that the audience easily pick up on. On top of the affair, living in a puritan society which can be demeaning to women makes the

The selfishness of Abigail is shown when Betty says, “ You did, you did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!”(19). Another quote is when Abigail says,” Shut it! Now shut it!”(19). The quotes show that Abigail was trying to keep a secret from John Proctor. As seen in these texts, Abigail was trying to put a charm on Elizabeth Proctor in order to have John Proctor’s love. She really wanted Elizabeth Proctor dead because she wanted to keep John Proctor all to herself. This was very selfish on her part because she wanted John Proctor to be in love with her instead of him being in love with his wife, Elizabeth

Tituba’s fear of physical harm motivates her to cry witch. Reverend Hale’s harsh treatment of Tituba causes her to cower from him even before being accused of witchcraft. Tituba’s fear increases when Abigail accuses her of making her “drink blood” (43). Reverend Hale in turn concludes that Tituba serves the Devil. Reverend Hale orders her to wake Betty who she has sent her “spirit out upon” (44). Initially, Tituba pleads that she “don’t compact with no Devil” (44) but when she realizes that she

In Act I Abigail says to Betty, "I talked to your papa and I told him everything." This line like the many others spoken by Abigail is a lie and is spoken with the intent of manipulating another character into doing something that will somehow benefit her. In his play, "The Crucible," Arthur Miller uses the character of Abigail Williams to exemplify the theme of deceit. This play is set in Salem, Massachusetts, in a time period when villagers were prone to accusing each other of witchcraft in order to save themselves from being hanged. Hence, a major theme in this play is deceit.

In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible Abigail Williams, an unmarried orphan in the Massachusetts town of Salem, incessantly grows more jealous, her desire for vengeance only grows stronger, and her selfishness escalates. She repeatedly lies to save herself by denying her involvement in witchcraft. Abigail's Jealousy of Elizabeth Proctor intensifies in attempt to realize her desire for Elizabeth's husband John Proctor. In order to save herself she accuses the innocent, without any sense of ethical violation. Abigail proves to be a selfish antagonist in The Crucible that shows no sense of right and wrong.

Because of Abigail's twisted plot of sticking a needle in herself to signify Elizabeth's "familiar spirit" pushing it in, and Cheever finding a poppet in the Proctor's house, Elizabeth is charged with murder. Proctor realises what Abigail is trying to do, and feels remorse, as he is partly at fault for his relationship with Abigail. "I'll not give my wife to vengeance."

One of the worst qualities about Abby is that she is very manipulative. Abigail threatened the girls if they tried to say anything other than what she told them to. Abby tries to convince that she is innocent. Abby wants her uncle to lie and say that she from what happened. Abigail got John to have the affair even though she is only seventeen and John is in his thirties. Abigail took advantage of his loneliness through his wife’s

At first “Abigail admits to (John) that Betty is just pretending.” Later on after John admits to the affair “ Abigail denies it.” Then she begins to be dishonest. Her aspect changes towards Jhon, even though “he clearly has some feelings for her.” John will never admit that he still has compassion for Abby, and she will never admit that she still has feelings for him. After she assumes John doesn't about her anymore she tries to ruin his life. Although Abby loves John she also hostile towards him.

Abigail Williams from The Crucible, is a perfect representation of a manipulative character. In Act 1, Abigail first exhibits her ability to manipulate other characters by saying:

      Abigail Williams’ main cause for her wild accusations is a selfish one. It is to be with John Proctor, a married man with whom she has an affair. She is sent away but all she thinks of is being reunited with him. Abigail drinks blood, wishing to be with John Proctor, which could happen only if his wife Elizabeth died. She then, after committing adultery and contributing to the breaking of a marriage, is not through. Abigail pursues John and does not recognize that the affair is over. She conveys this in saying “I have something better than hope, I think!” (22). Abigail does not just miss her love, she becomes ruthless to get him back.

“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth” (Siddhartha Gautama). The truth will be revealed; it is always stronger than the forces trying to destroy it. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams tries to use her selfishness, deceitfulness, and her bossiness to hide the truth from the people of Salem, only to eventually have the truth overcome her attempts to try to hide it. Abigail Williams is a very selfish person.

It’s almost as if you could argue that she had nobody there for her, nobody that understood her. And if this was the case then her lies are almost completely understandable. Parris, her uncle calls her out and actually helps start the witch trials by not understanding that a group of girls dancing is sometimes just a group of girls dancing. After he calls her out Abigail blames Tituba to dodge the blame being put on her.” Don’t lie! To Hale: She comes to me while I sleep; she’s always making me dream corruptions!” (Act 1, p. 41). This quotation shows that she's trying to put the blame on others. Would it be dangerous to accept the blame herself? If Parris helped to start the witch trials it doesn’t make the fact that Abigail went along with it

Abigail Williams is a selfish liar who doesn’t learn from her mistakes or listen to anyone. After Elizabeth kicked her out of their house Abby still tried to lead John on to her. Once she saw John for the first time after she got kicked out she still tells him that she waits every night for him. Abby is also a cold-hearted and manipulate person because of her roles in the witchcraft trials. When

mentioned. A major theme analyzed in The Crucible is jealousy and greed. Many people in the