Abigail+Williams+Sketch

​ Abigail Williams Character Sketch By: Teresa Garrison ​

**__Deadly Sin: Wrath__** Abigail represents the deadly sin of wrath. I say she represents this because she wanted to make sure Elizabeth Proctor was dead that way she would have John all to her self. She was also having an affair with John Proctor. Her movitation was to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor. Throughout the play John Proctor labled her as a "harlot". She also worked in the Proctor's house. Elizabeth fired her because of the affair between her and John but Elizabeth says in court "she dissatisfied me, thats all" and John told her just admit to it (about the affair), this was in court was she was questioned right before they had arrested John Proctor.

**__Other Information:__** She is the niece of Parris and the cousin of Betty Parris. She lived with her uncle. She had to live with her uncle because her parents had died.  She was 11 or 12 years old, when she practiced witch craft and got accused. She is one of the main accusers. She accused and had compliants against John and Elizabeth Proctor, Martha Corey, and Rebecca Nurse. She gave formal testimony at 7 cases. Abigail was involved in as many as 17 capital cases. Abigail and her friends were all accused of witchcraft. They were all caught dancing in the woods around a fire naked. Reverend Parris had caught them in the woods. 



​ __**Personality Traits**__ ​ She was the type of girl, who could control all the girls that were involved. All the girls were afarid of her. They thought she was evil and that she could cast a spell on them. She was the type of girl, who got what she wanted. If she didn't have it her way, she would make a way for it to happen. Everyone known her for being a "harlot" because of the affair with John Proctor. She is also a devious person. For an example, when she practices voodoo in an attempt to win back John Proctor and how she gets the girls to behave the way she does. All the girls are scared of her, they know that if they don't do as she says they would probably be casted a spell on knowing that she is "evil". The girls says she is "evil". Another thing would be is that she is mainpulative, when she was in court she denies having a relationship with John Proctor and she also says that there is a yellow bird and its going to attack and that Mary Warren is after her with her spirits. Thats when Mary Warrens says no i dont hurt her. The girls are mocking Mary. She puts evidence in the Proctor home.

__Historical Information__ Witchcraft was very popular in Salem. After Abigail and Betty chores were done they had spare time, and on their spare time they practice witchcraft. They lived eight miles from Salem Town. Reverend Parris believed that the girls were playing hide and seek, tag, and other different childhood games because he also believed that it was sign of idleness and that idleness allowed the Devil to work his mischief. In the winter months it was popular to read. Practicing witchcraft was consider a sin against God. Salem when was known for people accusing each other for witchcraft. When you were accused of witchcraft, and you denied that you didn't practice witchcraft then they would hang you. If you confessed to it whether you did or you didn't you have a chance of living. When so many people of the town were being accused, getting arrested and hung, the town was in choas. There were children in the streets, the crops were not being grown, it's choas. The people weren't there to take of the town because they were being accused, being sent to jail and even hung. In the movie, they have Abigail as if she was 18 years old but really she was 11 years old at the time. She is also one of the main accusers. Betty Parris was 9 years old.

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