How Abigail, Elizabeth And How It Relates To The Crucible

In this essay I will talk about two main central ideas. First, some people accuse innocent people for witchery. Secondly, there is a lot of hatred in the town of Salem.

The word “crucible” is used to describe purification or truest essence; in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible this definition is appropriate because throughout the trials John Proctor’s true nature is shown. For example in act 3 John admits to his affair with Abigail. He intended to keep the affair a secret, but when he needs to have leverage against Abigail he admits to his sin. His act of admitting lechery shows how much he wants to take down Abigail and save the people accused of “witchcraft”. Due to his wife trying to protect him she declines him being a lecher when she was brought in. In reality she made Proctor in a worse situation. Proctor wanted to confess his sin, but Elizabeth made it look like he's making up rumors. John’s true nature

In 1692, in Salem Massachusetts a small group of girls joined together to go in the woods at night to meet a slave woman name Tituba. Tituba is a slave of Reverend Parris. During their meeting all the girls are dancing

The Crucible is a complex and intriguing novel with events, characters and themes comparable to almost every period of human history. It is common for humans to fear change and what is unknown, in the play The Crucible this is witchcraft and the devil, in more recent times it can be seen in post World War Two and Cold War United States, through McCarthyism. The themes in the crucible are as important to people in the 21st century as in Salem in 1692. These include justice, reputation, hysteria, intolerance and empowerment. All of these are common themes throughout human history. The characters in The Crucible are also important to people of the 21st century as they can teach us a little bit about people around us and their reactions when

Throughout the trial in the courtroom, there was so much controversy about whether Abigail was at accountability for all the witchcraft, or if others were apart of it too. In the courtroom there was the prosecution side (witnesses; John Proctor, Mary Warren, and Hale) and defense side (witnesses; Abigail, Tituba, and Rev. Paris). The prosecution commenced with their opening statement, stating “ Hello Jury, we are charging Abigail Williams for perjury, intent, and malicious………. she confesses to lying for her own pleasure, don’t let her escape.” The defense initiated with their opening statement, stating “ Hello Jury, Abigail, 17 accused many, she may have committed perjury and malicious, however she was not the only one. This town is gullible,

During Act 2, many occurrences happened. One in particular took my attention with a bit more force than some of the other content. According to the text, “… But not Sarah Good. For Sarah Good confessed, y’see. I hear a voice, a screamin’ voice, and it were my voice-and at all at once I remembered everything she done to me” (Miller 60)! This quote shows that this woman, Sarah Good, did something to Mary Warren that made her traumatized and afraid. According to the text, “… ‘Sarah Good,’ says he, ‘what curse did you mumble that this girl must fall sick after turning you away’” (Miller 61)? This quote demonstrates the acts Sarah did to Mary. I connected to this scene by remembering an old show that recently aired called Merlin.

Abigail was being accused repeatedly of lying and making up all of the accusations which were of false nature. The many people who were hung because of her testimony was what would now hang over her head. When she was brought before Mary Warren her false tears and outcries of pain were all an act, but in her mind she was the only one who was correct in her dealings. Abigail was for unfathomable reasons a port of knowledge through which the judges and lawyers convicted and sent to death those who were accused. The awful girl was but of one mind. She wanted revenge and to be back to her “love”, John Proctor. Abigail tried and tried repeatedly to get her hands on John, she tried to get his wife hanged, and when she couldn’t have him she decided that no one else could. Abigail soon began to accuse John Proctor of the precise thing she was known for, witchcraft. Abigail had been in the woods when the young Mary Warren went mute from the shock of seeing Abigail drink chickens blood and curse Goody Proctor, all of these happenings had to do with Abigail Williams, and now she would have to suffer through her own crucible, to figure out how she was going to get out. And though Abigail did narrowly escape the major shackles of her crimes, the guilt and foreboding of being a treacherous liar found her rumored to be a young prostitute in Boston. Forever to be alone and used. That was Abigail’s crucible and punishment for all the problems and

“The Crucible” is a play that takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The play starts in the woods, the characters Abigail, Betty, Tituba, Mary Warren, and Mercy Lewis were casting spells in the forest. Samuel Parris catches them in the woods and Betty passes out. They go to the Proctors house to make sure Betty is okay. Parris is contemplating on what the town will think of him when they find out what has happened. He tells Abigail to tell him what happened in the woods. Abigail tells him they were dancing.

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

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” ( Dr. Seuss) “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.” (Psalm 23:4) “God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.” (William Shakespeare) These quotes, found throughout many different time periods of history, all say the same: “Be who you are and don’t let anything change that.” These are great words to live by, but, in time of weakness, does one stay true? Can even the good be twisted? This is a theme that is represented throughout The Crucible many times. Characters such as Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor, and Reverend Hale had good intentions

I feel that extremism is dangerous because it can lead to intolerance, lying and hurting others.

“The Puritans, like many societies in this time period, believed that women were culturally inferior to men,” which is why a young woman, like Abigail Williams, had to be so manipulative to gain control because a women in power was a very contentious topic at this time. (“Women in Puritan Society”). Abigail was both lower class and a woman, making it a challenge to be respected, which is why she used the witchcraft accusations for her own personal gain. From the beginning, she was just, “waiting for an opportunity to gain power,” when she made the girls perform witchcraft, lie about it, and then accuse other people (“The Crucible”). Her true intentions were to accuse Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor’s wife, because she loved John, and with Elizabeth out of the picture, she could have him. In this case, being a young woman worked to her advantage because in this society she was looked at as this innocent girl, but being as manipulative as she is, she used that to her advantage to ultimately convict Elizabeth. Although this was her goal, she accused many people along the way, saying, “It’s God’s work I do,” (Miller 115). By accusing all of these people, Abigail is not only gaining power but attention too. Unlike Parris who doesn’t want this negative attention, Abigail doesn’t mind because it’s better to have negative attention on her than not having any attention at all. Also, she gains

The desire to be seen as perfect is seen among every human. It has been taken up by the puritan community as the way of life. Puritan belief has made it tremendously hard to not throw shame and regret on people. It causes children to act up due to them being able to get recognized. Everyone would constantly be blamed for things that weren 't bad to the community but due to human nature, they were blamed for benefiting them. Which in itself is not the act of a true puritanism. Women ( specifically young girls) all had a huge impact on Salem that caused lies and new beliefs. 3 women were the main cause of all the sales madness and mayhem these women were Abigail

She must be ripped out of the world” (Miller 929). Abigail accuses Elizabeth of being a witch which makes her like a crucible because this is a hard test. It is not easy to accuse someone of a severe crime like murder when it is false, and get away with it. Abigail plotted this by stabbing herself and gave lots of evidence to defend her statement of Elizabeth being a witch. Also Elizabeth then states that Abigail is lying but Abigail’s evidence is too strong. Abigail makes Cheever believe she is innocent when Elizabeth claims she is lying. Abigail passed another hard test and used solid evidence which makes her resemble a crucible. The last reason to show Abigail is like a crucible comes from Act three. Act 3 is the first court scene where people start being accused of witchcraft. Abigail accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft. During the court sessions John Proctor and Mary Warren both claim that Abigail is faking her sickness and isn’t actually seeing witches. They both say that Abigail accused Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft so she can be with John, who she had an affair with. Abigail gets angry so she fakes seeing a bird that Mary Warren sent out. Abigail crying in fear “Oh, Mary, this is a black art to change your shape” (Miller 950). Abigail is given another test and that is to prove she is not faking her sickness and she is actually seeing witches. She passes this test by making the judge believe that Mary Warren is attacking her. She comes up with

think and do. As an audience, at this stage we have a mixed opinion of