With Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen. Honest, upright, and blunt-spoken, Proctor is a good man, but one with a secret, fatal flaw. The Crucible: Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Somehow Abigail uses her manipulation to seduce Proctor. In a sense, The Crucible has the structure of a classical tragedy, with John Proctor as the play’s tragic hero. Abigail is the most despicable character in "The Crucible" because she is extremely manipulative and revengeful by making unethical decisions that led to pain for others.Ībigail Williams uses manipulation as her tool for gaining John Proctor's love. Abigail believes throughout the plot that John Proctor was her only love that the jealousy she had toward Elizabeth would soon come to an end. Since she and John Proctor had an affair. ![]() Abigail's emotions towards Elizabeth is she wants her death. These deceptive accounts that Abigail tells influences the destruction of the Proctor family. By observing Abigail's influence on the town of Salem, these characteristics immediately come to mind: telling lies, manipulates her friends, and the entire town. The production stars Stacy Keach, Richard Dreyfuss, Ed Begley, Jr. In "The Crucible", written by Arthur Miller, a major character by the name of Abigail Williams is the least intricate to figure out. The Crucible, the great play by Arthur Miller, premiered in 1953, and it famously used the 1690s Salem Witch Trials to offer a commentary on McCarthyite America.Thanks to LA Theatre Works, you can now listen to the play online.
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