Abigail+Williams

Vengeful Controlling Manipulative Lustful malicious sly **Appearance**: 17 years old Beautiful Girl **Words and Thoughts**: She wants to be with John Proctor but realizes Elizabeth is in her way. “She is a cold sniveling woman and you bend to her!” She thinks that by elimination Goody Proctor she can have John Proctor. Abigail plays the blame game in hopes of lessening her punishment. “I never called him! Tituba! Tituba! . . . She called him!” “She sends her spirits on me in church; she makes me laugh at prayer!” **Interactions with others**: ·  She is in love with John Proctor. ·  She lies to Parris about what she did in the woods that night. Also she steals money from Parris so that she can board the ship. ·  She blames Tituba for her problems because she is the weakest one. ·  She threatens Betty to wake up out of her deep sleep. ·  She acts like an innocent child in court. “17- enters a strikingly beautiful girl, an orphan with an endless capacity for disassembling.” Abigail is a Major Character. Abigail is a static Character. Abigail is an Antagonist. **External Conflict**: She’s in love with John Proctor, but John is not in love with her. The town hates her because she has brought all these lies to this town and she continues to lie and get innocent people killed. **Tone**: Miller’s tone towards Abigail is an angry tone. He shows this by eventually turning all the characters against her in the end of the story. ·  Main motivation: to be with Proctor ·  Effect on Plot: After Tituba is forced to confess, Abigail jumps in and starts accusing others Many innocent people died because of the accusations Abigail made.
 * Personality**: Conniving
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 * Motivations/effect on Plot **

- Miller shows a very negative tone towards Abigail WIlliams. As soon as the character is introduced Miller says that Abigail is "disassembling" which tells you alot about her character throughout the play.

- Miller mentioned that when Proctor slept with Abigail it meant he had a promise with her and Abigail expects his promise to be kept by him leaving Elizabeth.