Crucible 4
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Hester Prynne, Nathanial Hawthorne's character from his novel, The
Scarlet Letter, and Abigail Williams, from "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller,
have both committed a crime and they are both hated by their societies.
However, there are also differences between the two characters. Hester
Prynne is t ....
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.... Abigail lied and made
her friends lie just so she would not get in trouble for her sin. Abigail's
behavior and involvement of others created a more complex reason to judge
her as less respectable of the two.
Hester was not secretive about committing her crime as Abigail was.
Abigail is even described as "an orphan with an endless capacity for
dissembling" (page 9). This proves that she tried to cover up her actions.
Hester did not try to hide the fact from the townspeople that sh ....
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