Jealousy In The Crucible

Another huge character flaw within Abigail is the fact she is jealous of Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor’s wife. Abigail quotes, “I cannot dream but I wake and walk about the house as though I’d find you coming through the door.” Abigail is showing a little bit of lust within this sentence but also jealousy. The reason why she is jealous in this sentence is the fact that she wants what Elizabeth has, to wake up and see

In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams and Mrs. Putnam are are the sources of the witchcraft mysteries because they are able to use their manipulating witchcraft skills to throw the blame onto their enemies. Abigail Williams hates Elizabeth Proctor, for she had an affair with her husband,John, and still has lustful feelings towards him. Abigail used to work for the Proctor family, but was immediately thrown out because of her relationship with John, of which Elizabeth has no idea existed. Abigail believes Elizabeth hates her and calls her a “bitter woman, a lying, cold, sniveling woman” (12). This of course shows tensions between Elizabeth and Abigail. Abigail even admits she would do ANYTHING to get of Elizabeth, perhaps

I.Arthur miller shows the theme of jealousy in how abigail is jealous of Elizabeth and wants her dead so she can marry John Proctor

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 The Crucible Abigail Williams is a young, untruthful, and ungodly girl who has an unclean name in the town. Elizabeth Proctor is an older, Godly, and truthful woman who has had no wrong said about her. Abigail and Elizabeth have a hatred for each other. These two ladies have their differences, but they have one thing in common they are both in love with John Proctor.

It is 1692 in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts; fear and hysteria are running rampant. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the residents of Salem are allowing their grudges and personal rivalries to distract themselves from the truth. The witch trials are escalating, more and more people are being accused, and the tensions are high. The Putnams have different motivations and grudges that are driving the accusations. Ann Putnam is using the trials to harm the women she deems responsible for the deaths of her seven children. In contrast, Thomas Putnam is driven by his greed for wealth and land to accuse those he is envious of. A young girl, Abigail Williams, is a devious teenager seeking revenge on the innocent wife of her past lover.

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible presents Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams who serve important roles through their unique characteristics and thinking. John Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth, has two defining characteristics that show throughout this play: she not only lives to please everyone around her and behaves passively, but she lacks the assertiveness to confront what lies directly under her nose. However, Abigail, the girl John Proctor commits the crime of adultery with, manipulates those around her. She is keen to act upon an opportunity when one arises and feels a determination to get her way. While Elizabeth and Abigail are similar in their love for John Proctor, Elizabeth differs from Abigail through her tendency to try to please everyone and keep her own emotions bottled up, while Abigail believes the world revolves around her and works to make things go her own way.

Abigail proclaims her guilt by revealing her character and purpose. She is mad in love with John Proctor, and attempts to sway his feelings for her. She speaks to him with a brimming passion, and even cries for his attention (Arthur Miller, The Crucible, Act I, 21,22). Even though Proctor is a married man, she strives to make him fall in love with her. Proctor’s wife Elizabeth asserts that, “...She (Abigail) cannot pass you in church but you will blush” and she believes he blushes, feeling the guilt of being too close to Abigail while she is beside him (Act II, 58,59). Abigail’s conduct is improper and shows her obvious guilt.

Enviousness is sometimes described as psychic tumor, and can be destructive at times, how that temptation of jealousy can overwhelm people and ruin people around. This situation is successfully introduced in the play The Crucible, how many characters are jealous of people around them, and such action of envying not only destroyed people who practiced envy but also people around. In the play The Crucible, Miller’s uses of compare and contrast between Abigail William and Mr. Putnam brings out their similar motive for their desire for power, which is envy. As a result of their envying of others, many innocent people died, thus demonstrates the dangers of envy.

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.

Grudges play a huge role in the crucible, family accusing family. It was a good opportunity for those in the community who had a vendetta. The whole judicial system was set up to punish the accused whether they plead guilty or innocent. Being accused was basically a death sentence, because nobody could prove the witness or the accused, and in the court, the witness was never at fault. There are multiple examples in the crucible of this false accusing, whether for greed or revenge.

Jealousy is when you really want something someone else has. Abigail shows jealousy because she hates the fact that Elizabeth is married to John Proctor. Abigail wants John Proctor for herself because she fell in love with him when he had an affair with her. Abigail was a maid for the Proctors and Elizabeth knew that John and Abigail were having an affair. So Elizabeth dismissed Abigail and started telling lies about Abigail and this made her mad. In The Crucible, it stated that “ Abigail: She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, shoveling women, and you bend to her. Let her turn you” (Miller. 22). This quote shows how Abigail is mad at Elizabeth. Abigail told John Elizabeth is tricking you to love her and that you can be happier if you are with me. In the novel The Crucible, it stated that “Abigail: with a bit anger : oh I marvel how such a strong man may let such a sickly wife be -- Proctor: angered at himself as well: You'll speak nothin of Elizabeth” (Miller 20-22). This quote shows how Abigail is telling John Proctor that she is ugly, weak, old, and sick. She wants Procter to leave Elizabeth for herself, she is better than Elizabeth and she doesn’t need to be taken care of like Elizabeth.

God damns all liars, In arthur Miller’s play The Crucible Many Characters lie to save their name, to get property, to get rid of a bad neighbor or to even steal someone’s spouse. Millers characters Prove that sins like Pride, deceit and envy lead to unfortunate consequences.

I agree that Mark was clearly jealous of Eduardo's entrance to 'The Phoenix' because at the beginning of the film while Erica was talking to Mark it was evident he was desperate to be part of one the houses. Also, the fact that his friend got punched when Mark felt like he wasn't even been considered caused jealously to arise. If Mark, having knowledge of the rigorous path to get into the club was truly happy for Eduardo he would have been ecstatic that Eduardo got accepted.

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is about the people of 17th century.Salem, Massachusetts situated in a dangerous and dynamic period. The Puritans of Salem joined the bandwagon of the witch hysteria that was first caused by girls falsely accusing others. The inhabitants of Salem feared for their lives as the people who were accused were subjected to death. However, the accused have a chance to save themselves by admitting to a crime they did not commit. Many took the opportunity for self-preservation because it is a human instinct of survival. However, there others who chose to uphold their ideals, name, and reputation. Self-preservation is the motivates the characters to behave and act when they are situated in a compromising situation about the involvement of witchcraft, but there are also times when it is abandoned.