A Presence That Can Hurt And Cause Damage Greatly…

Even though Abigail Williams does not appear in Act II she plays an important role in influencing many of the actions in this act. At the beginning of the Act we can see how Abigail’s actions in the past are influencing the marriage of John and Elizabeth Proctor. Additionally, Abigail’s lies have a strong effect on the future of many of the characters. Furthermore we see that Abigail’s great desire of revenge manipulates the events in the play. To that effect we can conclude that Abigail does not need to be present in order to hurt or affect others in the story. Her past lies and threats inspire actions in the present and future of the play.

To begin with, Abigail is hurting so much people only because she is seeking revenge. Abigail had an affair with John Proctor, and after that, she felt in love with him, however John was married and he did not wanted to continue with this affair, for this reason Abby wanted to revenge and get rid of Elizabeth, John’s wife. But in h...