A Bystander In Salem

Abigail Williams is a 18 year old girl who becomes an orphan, when her parents were killed by Indians right in front of her eyes. She then comes to live with her uncle, Rev. Parris, who does not have any interest in children, or talent with them. Although he has one of his own, Betty . So it would show that ever since Abigail was little, she yearn for attention, for she has seen some horrible things at night. As she has stated, “I saw Indians smash my dear parents’ heads on the pillow next to mine, and I have seen some reddish work done at night” (20). At an age so young, Abigail must have been scared. Also having grown up alone and not carefor with out any male influence in her life, would be hard for a young girl at the time and age of the 1690’s. So the first sign o

f male influence and love, that Abigail saw, she jumped for it, the affiar with John Proctor. John Proctor is her first love and with that first love in her heart, she can not dream of anyone else. Abigial is hoping for that flame to spark in John’s heart, so she can have that love that she once knew. She states in her conversation with John “I saw your face when she put me out, and you loved me then and you do now!” (23)

All the anger that is building up in her, with the jealousy of Elizabeth and her fantasy that if she could only dispose of Elizabeth, John would be hers.Also when she states to John, "…..I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men!"(25). Which shows that Abigail hates Salem because of what John has taught her, eveything that she was taught by the Christian women she now sees is fake, and in that course, she will makes Salem pay. Her anger and evilness towards Salem is only because of the therocratic nature of their society, the moral laws that states: sin and the status of an individual's soul are matters of public concern. Which means, that because of Salem and their laws, it affects Abigail and John's past relationship. It clearl

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