Abigail’s Character in Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe:

Abigail’s Character in Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe:

Keywords: Responsible, Co-operative,  Brave

Character of Abigail presents innocent female who acts for the sake of her father. She can act, pretend and get out the money like a forceful man. She is bold and brave when she thinks that she has to do something for the sake of her father. She also can pretend and poses like a non who has entered the convent. She smuggles out her father's gold at night. She is efficient and responsible. She comes with flying flags. She is not less than a son of her father in taking this bold step as well.

Second time she is cooperative too .She makes impressions for the sake of her father that she wants to marry them. She is too disappointed and enters the convent to Christianity. This time she is hurt and disappointed on what her father has done against her. He uses her in killing two persons who loved Abigail and wanted to marry her. She takes risk for the sake of her father but  doesn’t care of herself and remains in darkness.

She is cooperative to her father. When he needs her help she is ready to help him. She doesn’t pretend or make any accuses. She at once becomes active and gets his money back as well. On the other time when her father asks her to play tricks against her lover she again ignores her love passions and she follows her father. In this respect she seems devoted to father and ignore her love feelings.

There seems contrast in two cases. First she is brave and helps her father. She shows great efforts for the sake of her father .Later on she doesn’t care of herself and again she helps her father to knit a conspiracy against her lovers.