The Crucible Abigail Williams is found in The Crucible, Elements of Literature Fifth Course. She was nothing more than a very upset teen that had to get revenge for something that cost many people their lives. She was Elizabeth, John's wife, servant and had an affair with John Proctor behind her back. Elizabeth later found out about the affair and kicked Abigail out sending her to live with her uncle Reverrend Parris. She continued to love John months after being kicked out of the Protor's home. She wanted her uncle's servant, Tituba, who happened to know of vodu and witchers, to make a charm to kill Elizabeth. While doing this, with other girls of Salem, her uncle caught them causing much talk of witchery in the town. She was going to blamed for her cousin not being able to wake up after making the charm. Her uncle was furious and ready to beat her if she did not tell the truth. She blamed Tituba for the charms and causing her to start telling of her dreams. She began naming women of the town saying they were signing their name in the Devil's book. Abigail Williams was an upset, aggravated, and very vengeful teenager that caused many deaths of innocent people. She was upset that she could not have John Proctor because he would not leave his wife for her.(839) She knew the only way for her to be with John was if Elizabeth had died and he would finally be able to be with her. After everything had happened with her uncle catching her with the charm, she had become the center of the trouble in town. She knew that she would be blamed for her cousin and would be beaten by her uncle later for it. She was upset that her name had been drug through the town by Elizabeth and that rumors began about her and the girls doing withchery in the woods.(833 834) She used this as a way to make her uncle feel sympathy towards her and not be so mad at her for the things he saw her do. Abigail was aggravated all at the same time as she felt upset with to. She was aggravated that Elizabeth had run her name through the mud in Salem. She was mad at the other girls for saying that they will tell her uncle that she drank blood and confess to everything they did in the woods.(837) She was aggravated that John still denied her the affection she wanted from her even after they were alone. John told her that they had never touched also telling her that he would never hurt Elizabeth like that again.(839) She became very wary and aggravated with the judges after they started wondering wether what she was saying was true. The judges bagan wondering wether what they were doing was right in the eye of the law and that of God. She wanted revenge badly for what Elizabeth had done to her after she was fired. Elizabeth had started rumors about her not giving her the opportunity for her to be hired again. Abigail just told her uncle that she would not become someone's slave and that if they wanted one they would have to go to Barbados to get one.(834) She knew that Elizabeth had told others rumors about her so that she would not be hired by any other women. Elizabeth had wronged in her, in her eyes, and she thought of a plan to get back at Elizabeth. She finally blamed Elizabeth for stabbing her in the stomach with a needle from her poppet. She told the judges that Elizabeth had used her poppet for voodoo and stabbed Abigail with her a needle into the poppet. She knew that Mary Warren had made a poppet that day in court knowing where the needle was making it very easy for her to blame Elizabeth for
John Proctor John Proctor is the protagonist and the tragic hero of the story The Crucible. He was highly respected in the town of Salem. John Proctor was a sympathetic character, who tried hard to do what is just. He was unable to achieve his goals, because of his obsession with his family’s name. This obsession led to his downfall and inevitably his demise. In the story John’s wife Elizabeth was accused of being a witch by Abigail, the woman he had an affair with. This caused John to swallow…
(Aristotle) Reflection: Beginning with a quote helps with the transition towards whether or not John Proctor is considered a tragic hero according to Aristotle’s views. In addition, there is more credibility in the essay when a quote is provided. It shows that the essay isn’t only based on opinion. Original: Aristotle believed that every hero had a flaw and used Oedipus as an example. Oedipus and John are alike. Their flaw was having too much pride. Throughout the book, John’s actions express his…
Dear Mr. John Proctor, I am concerned about my best friend Abigail and the way you two have been sneaking around. I would greatly appreciate it if you would come out with your secret. I have known about you two for a short while now and I have decided that you need to do something about it. I understand that it is just as much Abigail’s problem as it is yours, but with you being of a more respectable age it should be your doing to tell the public what has happened between you two. You are much…
John Proctor- John plays the hero in “The Crucible”, a very blunt, honest and confident man. He is a farmer that has his own land in Salem, although he is very well spoken and seems to be educated. Even though John has very good morals and treats others with respect, he has a dark secret. He has had an affair with Abigail Williams. When the trial begins at the court after the girls have accused the first town’s people as witches, Proctor does not come forward and say he believes the girls are liars…
Act II Scene 2 is primarily a long scene between John Proctor and Abigail in a wooded area at night. They start off with small talk but the conversation heats until Abigail reveals her true motives to him. She tells John “I will make quite a wife when the world is white again” (141). This reveals that she will accused Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft to remove her from the picture so that she may be John’s wife. In response, Proctor informs Abigail that he will expose her plot to the court. “You will…
The character I have chosen to analyze is John Proctor, a protagonist in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. John Proctor is a middle aged farmer married to Elizabeth Proctor and is the father of three boys. He is a very prideful character that can shows signs of obsession about his reputation as he would risk his life to protect his name. John Proctor is a man that reevaluates his values throughout the course of the book as he copes with his personal expectations of himself. He had issues with his wrath…
the novel, before the affair and her accusation of witchcraft. Abigail struggles with her reputation soon after. When accused of witchcraft, she gets very defensive, “My name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is soild! Goody Proctor is a gossiping liar!” (18) Although this is false. 3. Thomas Putnam and his wife do have reasons to be bitter about the course their lives have taken in Salem. They lost seven children in childbirth, and their only child, Ruth, is extremely sick…
personally? In the story, The Crucible, author Arthur Miller creates the character John Proctor who often found his self struggling with both crucial tests of society and severe individual trials. The character John Proctor struggles mostly with relentless society issues, however as the story of The Crucible develops he also encounters individual conflict which shapes his character throughout the story. One of John Proctor’s first struggles with society was with his love for Abigail. During…
the attention. A man , though believed to be honest and truthful , may still find a way to sin . John Proctor ,is caged by guilt. Adultery? Lechery? John, what got into you? Well, apparently John's wife Elizabeth was a little frigid (which she even admits), and when tempted by the fiery, young Abigail, John just couldn't resist. Elizabeth was also sick while Abigail was working for the Proctors, so she probably wasn't giving her husband much attention. More than likely, though, the cause of John's…
Johnson English III Mrs. Shelton 10 September 2014 John Proctor as a Tragic Hero The Crucible by Arthur Miller is set in Salem in a Puritan community. John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Reverend Hale, Reverend Paris, and Abigail are the main characters. The book is about witchcraft or what the town thinks is witchcraft. John Proctor is the tragic hero because he is loving, loyal, authoritative, but his tragic flaw is his temper. John is a loving husband. He proves that by telling Elizabeth…