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Essay / Compare The Crucible and Abigail Williams - 742
Arthur Miller's verifiable play The Crucible depicts the recorded occasions of the Salem witch trials through a swarm of life-changing characters. Apprehension drives these Puritans to reveal their true feelings while confronting their informants in the courts of predisposition before cold-blooded judges. While eventually all the residents of Salem are subjected to this frenzy, two ladies emerge above the rest. Punishment and disgrace live in the heart of the adulterous young woman, Abigail Williams, while truth and exemplary nature dwell in the soul of Elizabeth Proctor, the devoted wife of John Proctor. Although they both increase the tension and tension of the play, the disparities between Abigail William and Elizabeth Proctor lead to unrest due to their desire for limited affection. Despite their desire for limited affection, their roles follow a different path while Elizabeth is the good woman who is always faithful to her man, Abigail is the lying and deceitful woman who only cares about herself. The roles change first describing that Abigail Williams is portrayed as a delicate and devious character, the fact that she blames almost everyone, Elizabeth's goodness and finally how their love for John makes them comparable and contrasting. In The Crucible, Abigail Williams could be described as a cunning and devious character who thought she could navigate her way through existence without encountering any results. Never considered a dangerous character by her group, Abigail figured she could avoid getting into a bad situation by making up stories to cover up her creation as a refined witch. The moment the alternative young girls included in this began to feel guilty, Abigail quickly undermined...... middle of paper ...... the. One thing that made them particularly diverse was their characters' intentions. Abigail Williams' wish for John Proctor and Elizabeth's disdain could be described as dishonorable. She loved it for mostly the wrong reasons. When her uncle, Mr. Parris, blamed her for wrongdoing with John, she could lie and blame Elizabeth. She once said: “She hates me, uncle; she should do it, because perhaps I would not be her slave. She is an intense lady, a lying, cold and whiny lady, and I will not work for such a lady! (Miller, Act 1). Afterward, she dreaded discovering his transgressions, traveling through forest areas, longing for Goody Proctor's deceased body and drinking his blood. Elizabeth Proctor needed to regain Proctor's love and admiration. She needed to be the great loving wife he knew she could be. Most of all, she needed Abigail out of their lives for good..