The Crucible - The Power of Abigail Williams

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, takes head during the witch trials in capital of Oregon, which was an quarantined village in Massachusetts. The caller of capital of Oregon is a real patriarchal society where the hands have the causation of the wo hands, and where the men run the church. The Puritans in Salem live in a theocratic society. In a theocratic society, the church has the major power because all of the inhabitants live by the way of paragon and deal they are His messengers. Rather than God being in power, its the caution of the devil that drives the society of Salem to follow the Christian worship very closely. Abigail Williams manipulates the residents of Salem in order to gain means over John monitor and God, while the men slow lose their authority to furore and Abigail. While the church systematically holds power in Salem, Abigail gains power over watch and idealistic Samuel Parris, who manipulates the authority of the church in hopes of placing himself in a higher(prenominal) position.\nAbigail Williams uses her skills of finding John Proctors weaknesses and flaws to remorselessly manipulate him to her own returns to gain authority. Abigail is skillful in a way that she is qualified to act flirtatious towards Proctor, in hopes that hell give into her, therefore fashioning it easier for her to manipulate him. Abigails first bar to gaining power over Proctor was having an involvement with him, which eventually guide to her goal to take Elizabeths place. In Act One, Abigail is weeping as she grasps Proctor and says, I cannot residuum for hallucinationin; I cannot dream scarce find you comin through roughly door (Miller 22). Abigail meaningfully tries to chuck Proctor closer to him by telling how she wakes in the pith of the night to await his arrival. She doesnt dream of him but instead, prefers his presence during the nerve center of the night. By this, she is trying to decoy Proctor into resuming their illi cit affair to show to others her authority. Proctor continues this communion ...