| NOTE: This page is only about Abigail Williams' characterization in the play and its film adaptation, The Crucible, as no other version of the character was voted Pure Evil. Therefore, only the crimes of the version within The Crucible should be listed here. |
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| “ | Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you! And you know I can do it. I saw Indians smash my dear parents' heads on the pillow next to mine. And I have seen some reddish work done at night. And I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down! | „ |
| ~ Abigail threatening her minions |
Abigail "Abby" Williams is the main antagonist of Arthur Miller's 1953 play The Crucible, who is based upon an the historical figure of the same name. She is a cruel, manipulative teen who instigates the Salem witch trials by falsely accusing her former lover, John Procter, of witchcraft as revenge for ending their relationship.
In the 1996 film adaptation of the play, she is portrayed by Winona Ryder.
What Makes Her Pure Evil[]
- She manipulates her friends into joining her in a black magic ritual. She blackmails them into going along with her story of being forced into "the Devil's service".
- She makes Tituba into her patsy.
- She falsely accuses John Proctor's wife, Elizabeth of witchcraft, in an attempt to have her executed so she can have the former to herself. This was done only because she was spiteful and envied Elizabeth, and her 'love' for John was nothing more than an obsession towards him.
- She also falsely accuses two others, Martha Corey and Rebecca Nurse, simply because she dislikes them.
- She allows three innocent people to be condemned to death.
Trivia[]
- She is one of the two Pure Evils in The Crucible, along with Deputy Governor Danforth.
External Links[]
- Abigail Williams on the Villains Wiki
