Abigail's Rise to Power

[grmoran38]

"The wings! Her wings are spreading! Mary, please, don't, don't-!" (Miller 117). It is evident that Abigail uses fear to manipulate people in order to gain more power in Salem. Right after Abigail targets Mary, Mary fears for her own life. As a result, she blames Proctor by saying that he is the devil, forcing her to overthrow the court. This proves that Mary is on Abigail's side, joining the consensus under her power.

What are some other instances where Abigail does something similar in order to gain power?

[dacetli38]

This was a really good example of displaying the way Abigail has been gaining power. Once again, Abigail used her manipulative and gift of lying to her own advantage. In the play so far, it seems that all the times that Abigail has gained power, it has had to do with persuading others to take her side on what lies she's been telling. In Act One, she was able to pin the entire witchcraft ordeal on Tituba, and in Act Two she was able to do a similiar deed to Elizabeth. In all these instances, Abigail was very persuasive to people, displaying her rise in power.