You are absolutely correct in your assertions. Your
analysis is dead on because Abigail is invoking the name of the God or the divine to
advance her own personal agenda. Her claims of witchcraft are fradualent as well as her
desire to "Want to the light of God." We see as early as Act I that she knows all of
what is being said about witches and such is false and that she only covets John
Proctor. She shows little devotion to the divine, but is savvy enough to understand
that her social order is theocratic, so in playing to it, she gains public support while
being able to advance her own agenda. The only modification I would suggest in your
analysis is when you argue that Abigail is "seen" as devil- like character. The only
change I would feel here would be that Abigail is not really seen as a devil- like
character as much as she acts as one. The town believes her claims of others being a
witch and this is something that happens as a result of her own perception of
authenticity. I think she is a "devil- like" character who is able to utilize the
social order's faith and fear in the divine to advance her own agenda, making her a
hypocrite.
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