Examples Of Lies In The Crucible

The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, is a chronological narrative including a large cast of characters with a constantly moving setting.* The Crucible is a dramatization of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and an allegory of the McCarthyism period. Throughout the play, Miller explores the destruction of freedom by the ignorant and tyrannical society in which his characters live.* By exhibiting how easily a member of the community can become an outcast, Arthur Miller displays social criticism in the Puritan society as well as in today's society in The Crucible.

In Act I, Abigail Williams conveys the theme of deceit because she has to deceive her uncle in order to prevent him from kicking her out of his house. Abigail also

Abigail lied about many things; she lied to her uncle about what the girls were actually doing in the woods, how she ended up with a needle in her stomach, that Mary Warren had sent her spirit out to get her in the court… There seems to be lie after lie spilling from her mouth and with each comes a consequence. When she lied to Rev. Parris about what the girls were really doing in the woods which, yes, was dancing at one point but she herself was practicing witchcraft- drinking a potion to kill off Elizabeth Proctor- Tituba ended up being accused and beaten until she confessed to false charges- which also led into another string of accusations. She claimed that Goody Proctor’s spectra stabbed her in the belly with a needle, when we all know she was just framing Mrs. Proctor; and she also lied

Abigail Williams lies and manipulates others to save her own reputation. After being questioned by her uncle, Abigail lies about whether or not she performed witchcraft. She deceives Parris when she says, “Not I, but Ruth and Tituba,” which makes him believe her lies (Miller I. 317-318). The way Abigail lies about the women doing witchcraft shows how far she will go to save her own skin. Abigail tells lies to weasel her way out of getting in trouble. She lies to Proctor about what happened in the woods with the other girls: “There is nothing more, I swear…” (Miller I. 155-156). Abigail tells Proctor that she is telling the truth; even though, Betty later calls her out on lying. After Abby reveals to Proctor what allegedly happened in the woods, she goes and tells Betty about this to cover up what actually happened, but then Betty calls her out on her lies by saying, “You drank blood, Abby…” (Miller.I.444). This shows that Abby lies to Proctor to make

People are not always who they say they are, and this is true for Abigail Williams. Abigail pretends to be innocent in front of more than one person, including Reverend Hale, Betty Parris, and John Proctor. Abigail portrays herself as pure in front of Hale

Abigail is a highly jealous character, concentrating her jealousy on Elizabeth Proctor. This jealousy is driven by lust and her desire for John Proctor. Abigail served as a servant in the Proctor household and after an affair with her husband John, Elizabeth fired her. She still resents Elizabeth for this as she is still in love with John. She clearly says to John, "You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet!" Abigail is still in love with John and she assumes the converse. Her love for John only causes her resentment for Elizabeth to strengthen. She hates John Proctor's wife and in her conniving ways she attempts to inspire the same views of Elizabeth in John's mind. Saying things to him such as, "She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me, She is a cold, sniveling woman." Abigail fabricates stories in attempt to steel John from Elizabeth. She is a manipulative liar that does and says as she pleases in order to get what she wants.

In one instance Marry Warren makes a doll in court and Abby is sitting beside of Mary Warren goes back to the Proctors household and gives it to Elizabeth. Abigail stabs herself in the stomach like the doll and blames Elizabeth for witchcraft then Elizabeth is thrown in jail. Abby breaks into a lock box that her uncle has and takes the money he has saved and runs away with Mercy Lewis. Abby had an affair with John. Abigail lies about the affair. “How do you call Heaven! Whore! Whore! Proctor- the last outburst before confronting his adulterous behavior with Abby.”

Abigail Williams is a 17 year old girl whose parents were murdered, so Parris has taken care of her since they’ve been murdered. She had worked for the Proctor’s as their servant, but she was fired by Elizabeth Proctor. John Proctor was having an affair with Abigail until Elizabeth had discovered what they’ve been doing so she fired Abigail. John knew he was sinning and this sin would ruin him. He realized that he loves his wife Elizabeth, so he stop seeing Abigail for love. Abigail was upset that he didn’t love her, so the only way for her to have him was to get rid of Elizabeth from his life. Abigail tried to get rid of Mrs. Proctor by dancing in the woods and talking to the Devil. In act one Betty screams out the truth about the night and what Abigail’s plan was. She said “You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor.” (pg

Honesty in Salem was valued very high. Lying was almost as bad as committing a murder or adultery. If you were caught in a lie, you would be hanged for your sin. Elizabeth Proctor lied to the court about her not knowing about her husband, John Proctor, affair with Abigail Williams. Elizabeth was very ill at the time of the affair. Elizabeth is to be hanged for her sin. Her execution is postponed because she claims she is pregnant, which is another lie. Ezekiel Cheever and Herrick, ask Elizabeth if she has any dolls. Elizabeth tells them she does not have a doll since she was a little girl. Ezekiel Cheever and Herrick know that Elizabeth is lying. Mary had given Elizabeth a doll just before they got there. The doll had a needle in its side, just as Abigail did. When Elizabeth is called to the court, she does not know whether to lie to tell the truth. She ends up lying about her not knowing about the affair. John begs for the judge to change his mind and not hang her. Elizabeth is accused of

The Crucible, a play written in 1953 by arthur miller was written to be a fictional and dramatized version of the salem witch trials in massachusetts 1692. The book teaches about how greed, narcissism, and selfishness can corrupt people and spread throughout a community. In the play the actions of all of the characters shows how easily a person or a group of people can start a series of occurrences causing an event that can generate the death of 20 people.

Arthur Miller is considered one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th century. He has written many acclaimed plays, including The Crucible. Written in 1953, The Crucible uses the historical perspective of the Salem Witch Trials which took place between 1962 and 1963. A lot of the inspiration for the events that take place in the play were from the McCarthyism era that was taking place at the time. It is evident that The Crucible is a critical look at the way the Communist hunt was handled, and used the hysteria and madness of the witch trials to show how history repeats itself. The relationship between men and women and the way the woman in the society is treated is also a prominent theme throughout the play.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a famous play which was written in the early 1950’s. The Crucible is a play based upon the events in 1692, which led to the ‘Salem Witch Trials’, a series of hearings before local magistrates to prosecute over 150 people accused of witchcraft. This was due to the hysteria caused by a group of girls accusing innocent people of witch craft. The play was set in Salem, Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. Salem was a very isolated and puritanical community, so their biggest fear was the devil and witchcraft. A person being accused of witchcraft was the worst thing possible in this society.

Imagine a world where you could get hanged for being accused with no real evidence but, with just lies. The only way to escape death is to confess to what have you been accused of with more lies but, in addition also harming others. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Miller shows us what it was like to live in a world where the slightest lie could get you jail or worse even hanged for something you didn’t even do, and the only way to escape is to “confess”. Many people think that being accused of is a crime. The true crime in this story is when the girls lie about witches, when Abigail makes false accusations and when she also tries to kill Elizabeth Proctor just for John.

Abigail plays a character that continues to lie to hurt others out of ulterior motives. She proves to be a very deceitful and untrustworthy character by many of her acts throughout the play. One of the first things Abigail speaks about is to her uncle, Reverend Parris, about what Abigail, Betty and some other girls were doing in the forest. She denies everything that her uncle saw them doing and said that they were simply dancing. However, not shortly after she speaks to Mercy and Mary about how they did do all of the things her uncle accused her of and Betty accused Abigail of drinking a charm to kill Goody Proctor.

The Crucible is a play written in 1953 by Arthur Miller. It is based off of the 1662 Salem witch trials written as a parallel between this time period and the Red Scare, the time period in which he was living. There are many topics explored throughout the play, but the most important is hypocrisy, which can be seen in several characters.