ABIGAIL

"He is bending to kneel again when his niece, Abigail Williams, seventeen, enters—a strikingly beautiful girl, an orphan, with an endless capacity for dissembling."

By Arthur Miller, Abigail is described as a sweet looking girl with a deceiving personality. In the first quote, said by Mary Warren, Abigail is trying to be convinced to tell the truth but she does not listen. This shows that Abigail is lying about what they did in the forest. Therefore, Abigail is deceiving Parris by saying that they only danced. The second quote show that Abigail claims herself to be good and innocent and then blames anyone just to take the accusation off of her. She is willing to say anything to save herself. At first, Abigail was saying there was no witchcraft involved but as they questioned her more severely, she changed the story and blamed Tituba. This proves that Abigail has a deceiving personality as Arthur Miller states.

Abby, we’ve got to tell.
Witchery’s a hangin’ error, a hangin’
like they done in Boston two
year ago! We must tell
the truth, Abby! You’ll
only be whipped for
dancin’, and the other things!
-Mary Warren

ABIGAIL: I never sold myself! I’m a good girl!
I’m a proper girl!

Mrs. Putnam enters with Tituba, and instantly
Abigail points at Tituba.

ABIGAIL: She made me do it! She made Betty
do it!