Abigail Williams
“Abigail Williams is the most wicked of them all.”
In the play The Crucible, Abigail Williams is believed to be the most wicked character of them all. Abigail plays a 16 year old, liar – vindictive, who believes in witchcraft. Abigail makes wide accusations towards other characters throughout the play to deflect her own flaws. Abigail is the so called “bully,” bossing all of the other girls around, who should have just as much say in what they do as Abby. Without Abigail in this play, there really would not be too much evil because she truly brings the repugnance out of everyone. One example of Abigail being a bully is proven by the girls when they were brought into court when Abigail was there to testify against Mary Warren. The only thing the girls felt strongly about, was repeating the fact about how Abigail continuously bossed them around.
Abigail put herself into a very awkward and provocative situation with John Procter. John Proctor was married to Elizabeth, and allegedly had an affair with 16 year old Abigail Williams. After people began to catch onto this promiscuous situation, Abigail and John were really putting themselves into a dangerous and confusing situation. Flirting and flaunting their feelings towards each other, Abigail expresses her love for John in a very inappropriate manner in which John does not accept. Without holding back John says “Abby, you’ll put it out of mind. I’ll not be comin’ for you more.” (Act One, 22) Later in the play, Abby decides to put the blame on John Procter and tells the court about the affair. To protect her husband from danger, Elizabeth testifies that her husband has not been intimate with Abigail, because Proctor is falsely accused of witchcraft and condemned to death.
Abigail is just overall a malicious and mean girl. Abigail Williams is only 16 years old and believes she can dictate a group of teenage girls into doing what Abby wants them to do. She uses a very...
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