Miller’s use of simile represents Abigail’s lust for John. Abigail compares John to a sweating stallion, and a stallion is an uncastrated male horse, this shows the sexual desire John has for Abigail when he sees her. Abigail is able to influence John through her sexual appearance and actions in order to receive John’s love. This affair then leads to confession in the court in order to show how evil and controlling Abigail is through her lustful sin.
Staying on this topic, once John confesses to his sins in court, Abigail uses her influence in society to label John, Elizabeth and Mary Warren, Proctors current maid, as witches which leads to his eventual demise. The court conversation between Abigail, Proctor and Mary states:
ABIGAIL. Abigail, unperturbed, continuing to the “bird”: Oh, Mary, this is a black art to change your shape. No, I…show more content… Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates how a character can achieve a lustful relationship towards another character because of high-status within society. Daisy is lustful towards Gatsby as he is a wealthy high-status man, and is willing to do anything for Daisy because of his love towards her. From the beginning of the book, readers are aware Gatsby is madly in love with Daisy, and vice versa. Gatsby is poor and of lower class and Daisy has always desired to be in high class society and therefore ends up leaving Gatsby and marrying Tom Buchanan, because of his wealth and high societal status. Gatsby states: She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart, she never loved anyone except me......“Was Daisy driving? “Yes, but of course I’ll say I was.”… “I could only remember, without resentment, that Daisy hadn’t sent a message or a flower. (Fitzgerald,
