The Crucible by Arthur Miller - Abigail Williams-Character Study

... English Coursework The Crucible by Arthur Miller Abigail Williams-Character Study Abigail Williams is the troubled niece of Reverend Parris of Salem. She is an orphan; made so by brutal natives who killed her parents before her very eyes. The witch-hunt begins when Abigail is at the age of seventeen. She has a large role in this novel, especially on these dark events and also her relationship with John Proctor. In my opinion from what I have understood from the text she is a tempestuous character. She is initially perceived as being wild bright and proud. Her character then develops a macabre quality that becomes a precocious influence over everybody in the village of Salem. She abuses this 'ability' to turn things to her advantage and others demise. She develops a frosty insensitive demeanor, which seems to be her permanence but occasionally she shows different emotions in moments of intense passion and fear. This

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