Arthur Miller used dramatic license in the character of Abigail Williams. In The Crucible, Miller changed Abigail’s age from eleven to seventeen. At the age of eleven, it was doubtful that John Proctor and Abigail had a relationship in real life. However, at the age of seventeen in the play, John and Abigail could have had an affair which caused her to be sent away from the Proctors. Elizabeth also was accused of witchery because of the...
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