The Crucible

abigail and elizabeth compare

can sum1 help mE?!! i need to state the differences between elizabeth and abigail. how are they differnt?

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yea....abigail is a liar and starts the entire witchery thing to save herself and elizabeth has only told one lie in her life...which ironically enough was to save john but ended up leading to him being hung...ummm...really theyre exact opposites with only one thing in common...they both love john...

Abigail:

is a Liar

Likes John

was part of the adultery scheme

Cares only of herself because when John rebuked her she hurt him

Hates Elizabeth

Is not repected until she starts condeming people as witches

Unmarried

Has no children

Goes to church everyday

Was in the Forest

Elizabeth:

Never lies except once

Likes John

Has John's love

Hates Abigail

Cares about John and her children before herself

Is respected

Married

Has 3 boys

Goes to church only every once in a while

Was not in the forest

Basically, Abigail begins all of the witchcraft accusations and starts condemning people for one, to save her self from being punished for dancing in the woods, and two, because she is angry that John denied her and she is angry that Elizabeth fired her and kicked her out of the house. She is a selfish, mischevious, manipulative liar.

Elizabeth on the complete other hand, has never told a lie in her life, and is a highly respected, straight-forward, steadfast, grown woman. She puts John and her children before herself, and she is very forgiving. The only lie she told was in effort to save her husband, which is a very risky, but selfless act. She doesnt try to stop John from getting hanged, because she knows he is happy, and trying to save him for herself would be a selfish act. All in all, Elizabeth is a virtuous, honest, selfless, loving, wise, and aring mother and wife. Complete opposite of Abigail.