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Which scene or event will you be writing about? Why?

Theme
Lies and Deceit - Abigail deceives everyone that the person behind the witchcraft is Elizabeth but it
was actually her doing all this. She lies to people and swears to God that she is telling the truth and
that she is with God.
Justice - People at that time have strong beliefs in God so that when people swear to God they
believe in the person no matter how ridiculous it was. Justice is present in the court.
Jealousy - Abigail accuses Elizabeth because of she is jealous of Elizabeth being Proctors wife.

Rationale
My task is to create a writing piece from Abigails perspective in the form of Diary. The main idea of
these diary entries is to portray Abigail mostly as a villain, but considering her background story
and feelings, she will be also portrayed as a victim. This is linked to the themes Lies and Deceit,
Justice and Jealousy. The first entry will be written when Parris saw Abigail and the girls in the
woods and Bettys body remained still but Abigail wasnt questioned by Parris yet. The second
entry will be Abigail accusing Elizabeth of witchcraft and was planning to hurt herself just to get rid
of Elizabeth. The last entry will be Abigail realising her mistakes and knew that John will never
forgive her, will leave Salem soon in order to avoid troubles.

I have chosen Abigail as the one who writes this diary because she is a clever girl who knows how
to deceive people that have strong beliefs in God and persuade them to believe in her when she
tell lies. She is the main character of The Crucible and always carry the image of the little girl who
is innocent for everything. The audience always assume that she has authority in front of the
maids and so she can threaten and control them. However, she does not have the right to decide
or control the situation whenever it comes to Proctor or his wife. Therefore, this diary will be a
mirror that reflects her inner thoughts about how much she wants to destroy Elizabeth and win
Proctor back, but sadly fails in the end.

Abigails evil plans towards Elizabeth and other people that she thinks may harm her will be
revealed in the creating piece as she writes in a very unorganised structure that shows her
abnormal desire. However, as mentioned above she is also portrayed as a victim. Therefore the
tone throughout the diary will change from scared to aggressive or inhumane to remorseful or
upset. Also, Abigail is not well-educated, but she is clever enough to learn her language well so the
use of language will be formal and not colloquial.
Entry 1
Dear Diary,

The first thing that came to my mind this morning I woke up is Betty, who remains unconscious after the
morning we danced in the woods. Her still body reminded me the horrible scene when the Indians smashed
my parents heads and left pools of blood behind in the room. Their body remained still until I knew they were
gone forever. These days I have been wondering whether it was worth the trouble of conjuring spirits, but the
only reason I went through all these is only because I need to be with John. I want to be with my man and I
have to take action to get rid of Elizabeth. Before all this, I believe I have to deal with Uncle Parris first
because he probably saw something in the forest when we were with TItuba, and he wouldn't have let this
go. I mean I know, so what? He has high expectations on everyone, and that he has worked his entire life to
keep his high reputation maintained throughout the village and keep us away from The Devils, but please,
we need some space to breathe! So that morning they and myself, gathered some of the girls and went off
to the forest for some fun. Perhaps, theres just a little mistake and too much freedom, and Mercy then was
seen ran around naked.

I was very puzzled about what Uncle Parris was doing in the woods last night. He might have followed us
into the woods but if so, why he didnt stop them and me right away from whatever he thought they and I
were doing. The fact that he might be suspecting us from something, or witchcraft or whatever is just making
me feel uneasy. Anyways, I am always being honest and I will tell him that we were innocent and were just
dancing. If he ask about why Betty have turned into this, I would say we did dance, and when he leaped out
of the bush so suddenly, Betty was too frightened and just fainted. And theres the whole of it, I am telling the
truth. You see, no one understands. This is what I do for my man, and that love is a thing that gives people
courage to do anything. I am working hard for my love, because John and I are fated to be with each other,
this cannot be changed.

I have to go. Write to you later.

Until the next time,


Abigail Williams

Entry 2
Dear Diary,

I am sorry I haven't been writing much because I am in Salem General court these days that we have to give
out names of the ones we believe are conjuring spirits or is involved in witchcraft. Everything should have
gone smooth at the start if Elizabeth could have never existed. I mean the day when Tituba helped us
conjure the spirits, my point was to get rid of Elizabeth by declaring her as a witch. It is an opportunity now
for me to get her out of my way, I mean, out of John and my way.

No matter what, we are giving out names now and the only move I can possibly make now is to sent her
away, which will stop her from messing up with my man. My man is perfect, and I am the one who
understand him more than he probably knew himself. That old nasty Elizabeth must have something
controlled over John or planned something evil on him, or else they wouldnt be together till now. I am
stunned by the fact that he stood up for his wife when she was reported involving in witchcraft in the court.
There may be some time for John to see my way of thinking but I believe it wont be too long. Anyways, my
plan for now is to work with Marry Warren, the little stupid girl who will do what I asked her to. Mary was to
give Elizabeth the poppet that I have made with a pin and Cheever was to arrest her when he discovered the
puppet in Elizabeths place. My love for John is strong that I will not fear piercing a needle through my hand
just to get Elizabeth Proctor out of my loves way.

I am very excited its finally my time to get rid of Elizabeth myself once and for all. I always knew she knew I
had had an affair with John, but so what? I am brave enough to admit my love for John and nothing will come
into my way because I will get rid of anything that does. I blackmailed John by saying if he tells anything that
will save his wife, I will tell everyone about our affair which will ruin his name and the name of his family. I
suppose he wouldnt have to sacrifice himself for that woman, because his love and care he felt for his family
is stronger than anything else, and I knew this well.

This time I hope everything will happen as I planned. There isnt much ink left, write to you later.
Until the next time,
Abigail Williams

Entry 3
Dear Diary,

Everything is out of my control, I never expected something like this. I always thought that I am the one who
is controlling the game and can stop whenever I want, but my accusations towards the others in town were
not just a game now. I regret every part of my actions when I now realise the cost of playing this game is the
lives of other people. I never meant to go that far, but I cannot let the cat out of the bag or else my name will
be blackened.

I am afraid that more and more people were accused of witchcraft now that this town have gone crazy. More
lives were sacrificed because of me but I can do nothing to stop it. The only thing I hope is that I can leave
this place as soon as possible so that no one will discover that everything of this started because of me, or
else I will die.

The only person I am mad with is John. I cannot bear the thought of seeing Johns look of disappointment,
and now that he is in trouble he will never forgive me for I have done to him and his family. I never thought
that he would have chosen to blacken his name just to save his wife out of the mess. I remembered from the
start when we were having an affair, he never stood up for me, not even once. When I accused Elizabeth of
witchcraft, he looked at me as if he wanted to kill me with his eyes. Why didnt I realise how much he hated
me at that time? I should have gotten to know him more, I shouldnt have made such a presumptuous move.
It was too late when I have come to realise that John is not good enough for me now, he even sees my love
as his burden more than something that makes him feel happy.

If It wasnt him, I wouldnt have danced in the woods with Tituba helping us to conjure spirits, then nothing
later would have happened. Now that I destroyed many other families, and I even dragged John into this
mess, I am sure he will never forgive me. I decided to leave Salem for good and never return to this dreadful
place.

Good bye, Salem. And I will never return.

Abigail Williams

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