CHARACTER ANALYSIS ON ABIGAIL IN THE CRUCIBLE
...s Ruth's dead sisters. She threatens to kill them if they breathe a word about the others things they did. In addition to this, Abigail and her troop achieves an extremely unusual level of power and authority for young, unmarried girls in a Puritan community. Proctor tells Mary that she needs to testify in the court that she makes the doll and put the needle in it. However, Mary declares that Abigail will kill her if she did. This clearly shows how much power Abigail has over the girls. Last but not least, Abigail lies. She denies that she and the girls engage in witchcraft. Abigail states, Betty merely faints from shock when her father catches them dancing. Which, we all know is not the truth. Furthermore, Hale questions Abigail about the dancing in the forest, but Abigail maintains that the dancing do...