Compare the presentation of Abigail in ‘The Jew of Malta’ and with that of Jessica in ‘The Merchant of Venice’ and explain the dramatic purpose they fulfill. ‘Beautiful Abigail and Jessica serve to contrast with the hyperbolic representation of Judaism presented by their fathers.’ Jessica and Abigail both have a variety of different similarities and differences. Both are from wealth obsessed, single parent families that are controlling and manipulative. Their fathers are seen as protagonists
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Throughout the play Abigail did some horrible things. Had sexual relations with John Proctor, accused innocent people for witchcraft, and when it came down to telling the truth, she stole money and ran. What isn’t really noticed in the play is how awful some of the other girls were. They too went along with Abigail acting horrible and accused innocent people of witchcraft, along with dabbling in the witchcraft themselves. In the beginning of the play the girls were dancing around a fire while Tituba
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The Crucible a wonderful piece of literature by Arthur Miller. Has a very deceitful character named Abigail Williams. Her behavior is very shocking. The things she does to keep her name white. To begin, Abigail and all her friends got caught by Reverend Parris in the woods singing and dancing. They all brought different things to put in the soup. They brought flowers, and a frog and one of the girls brought a chicken. Abby drank the blood from the chicken. After the girls get caught in the forest
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is a play where the town of Salem conducts witch trials and exhibits extreme behavior resulting from dark desires. One notable character, Abigail Williams, was the cause of the mishaps within Salem and displayed an erratic behavior to the townspeople. Her distinct personality and persona have stood out within the plot and ruined John Proctor’s reputation. Abigail Williams actions and dialogue portray her, not only as manipulative but bossy and selfish. Abigail’s physical description ties into her
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important to some people. It’s been a month after Abigail's passing, Jack went to clean out her locker. Inside was a box, inside of that box held tapes. He takes the box home with him and decides to listen to the first one. “Hi, my name is Abigail Smith. I’m about to tell you my story. More importantly, my story on how I died. If you’re listening to this, you’re one of the reasons why. Fear not, if you’ve received this little box your name will pop up sometime, why would a dead girl lie? Hey
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September 6, 1692 Dear Diary , I have done one of the most evil things a person can do. I have committed a sin among sins; I have known a man before marriage. To make matters worse this was not just any man, he is wedded. I know that I should be regretful for what I have done. However, I can not seem to repent this sin. I know it is improper for a lady to behave this way but I love John Procter, and I know in his heart he loves me. Why else would he seek me out and ask me to meet him in the
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come his way, apart from his affair with Abigail he was known as an exceptional member of the community especially portrayed when he criticized the witch trials even after he becomes convicted of the crime himself. The self inflicted pressures that Abigail places upon herself due to her selfish love of John Procter, result in complex and uncontrollable lies that eventually leads to the social destruction of Salem in Arthur Millers The Crucible. Abigail desires to have power in the court, in this
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The Whore in Salem Abigail Williams deserved to be charged with the deaths of all the “witches” in Salem. She was a liar, selfish, and jealous whore. She wanted Goody Proctor to die because she was in love with John Proctor. She manipulated everyone into believing that there were witches in Salem. Abigail was lying to people, manipulating them, and generally jealous of Goody Proctor. Abigail Williams decided that she had to lie to people to get them on her side. She told them that she saw the
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Abigail is usually seen as the originator of most of the accusations of witchcraft. Some readers have seen her character as a victim of the Puritan society against which she rebels. I do not think that she is a victim of the Puritan society. She puts on all the attention on herself. She causes trouble and does not take responsibility for her actions. Abigail plans all of these plots and they work out in her favor. She is an evil genius when it comes to planning something that she wants. In
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Abigail Williams drives The Crucible. She is Reverend Parris’ niece who initiates witch trials by falsely accusing others of witchcraft. She acts as though she sees spirits along with instructing the other girls to act as well. Abigail at first wants to avoid punishment. When she sees how the adults react to others crying witch, she sees this as an opportunity. Once things get started, she sees an opportunity for self-interest (John Proctor). Abigail is the most responsible for the girls being
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