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Abigail was loyal

Abigail is the only character who displays genuine love, loyalty, and selflessness in the play. Above all, she remains unmotivated by money and appears to have some kind of moral code (although she is willing to dissemble if it will serve her father's ends). From SparkNotes Anniversary Gift
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Posted by chris s #96319 at Jun 08, 2009 9:39 PM || Report this post || Reply

Marlowe uses Abigail's conversion to make a heavily ironic point about the corruption of the Catholic clergy.
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