Abstract: The present research explores the psychoanalytic study of Abigail's mind in Arthur Miller's play ''The Crucible''. This drama is about the Salem witch trial of 1962,in North America. .As it is clear like daylight that 'Crucible' is a container in which we melt the things to purify the purity of the people. This research suggest Abigail's mind under the umbrella of Psychoanalytic study. Sigmund Freud is the pioneer of psychoanalysis theory. He divides mind into three parts; Id, Ego, Super Ego. As Sigmund Freud discloses that ‘’the mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one –seventh of its bulk above water”. Abigail prefers id. It prevails 98 percent in our mind. Id is the only part that is present spontaneously in our mind. It subsist with carving, yearning, longing, ambition and fascination, impulses particular our sexual and aggressive drives. The findings of the present research is about Abigail’s personality has a confrontation between id and super- ego. Although, she follows id because her parents does not give love and affection to her and she wants to gets love and affection from hideous way.
Keywords: Id, Ego, Super- Ego, Naive, love and Affection, Neurotic.
Title: Psychoanalytic Study of Abigail's Mind In Arthur Miller's Play ''The Crucible''
Author: Rabbia Rani
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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