The Scarlet Letter, Ethan Frome and The Crucible
In the literary works The Crucible by Arthur Miller, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton there are many parallel characters. In all of these works the main characters are driven by love, hate and vengeance. Although initially victims themselves Abigail Williams, Zeena Pierce, and Robert Chillingworth become victimizers due to their manipulative and vengeful natures, which ultimately leads to their downfalls. Zeena, Chillingworth and Abigail are originally victims after being deceived by their spouses and lovers. In The Crucible Abigail engages in an affair with John Proctor while his sick wife recovers from childbirth. Although John did not intentionally mislead Abigail, she assumes that “a promise was made” to her during their affair (Miller 59). Because John is merely frustrated with his wife’s coldness, his affair with Abigail meant little more to him than sexual satisfaction and attention. However, Abigail forms an emotional attachment to John and thinks more of their relationship than he does. Because Abigail misinterprets John’s intentions, she is left feeling as though John had not fulfilled his promises to her. Unlike Abigail, Zeena and Chillingworth are betrayed by their adulterou
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Approximate Word count = 861
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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