Thursday, September 17, 2015
The Crucible Act 1: Abigail
The character that intrigued me the most was Abigail because she is so evil and mischievous. Abigail in my opinion is the most important character because throughout Act 1, she causes many civilians consequences for actions they have never done. After being caught doing unusual acts in the forest, she carelessly began to lie and blaming others for her own problems. She seems to have a grudge on everyone. I believe her reason for her sinful and heartless acts was because she witnessed the death of her parents. Furthermore, leaving her as an orphan and left to an uncle who cares about himself more than his own niece. Therefore, I believe that her motive is to cast a charm on anyone who crosses her or anyone who she dislikes. Her past seems to affect her, mentally. For example she drank a charm that was filled with blood to kill John Proctor's wife in order for her to be with her love, John. For Abigail to get what she wants, she needs to cast spells and wish them to be killed. She also drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor. This child is very diabolical.
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I do believe that Abigail is one of the most important characters and I think Abigail is much more than just a diabolical, evil child. I feel like as we read we are going to get to know her more and maybe discover that she has a soft side.
ReplyDeleteDespite knowing the ending, I never saw Abigail as a dynamic character. She was the clear cut villain the story needed, and it would have pointless for Arthur Miller to make her someone you can relate to. In the end she just played the town, not because she had to, or was driven to, but because she could.
DeleteShe probably acts tough and ruthless because deep down she has something that hurts her. So yes, i agree with you Andrea.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both Betty and Andrea. Also, good analysis on Abigail, she does seem like as you guys described her to be.
ReplyDeleteI thought, even before knowing the ending, that there was nothing more to her. I think the audience wants there to be something deeper to her motives, they want her to have justification. However, she never does, or it is never revealed. I think that people want to believe she is more than just a terrible person, but that''s the point of her character. She isn't relatable, she just is who she is.
ReplyDeleteWhen reading the first act of the play, I thought Abigail would be the character that is causing trouble through out the whole play ad always there to speak her mind. When we read the ending, she simply just fled and we never heard from her again. I thought she would be the most important character in the whole novel, thus making her more interesting. The character I thought would be a minor character, John Proctor, turned out to be the male protagonist.
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