Differences Between The Crucible Play And Movie

Many people often argue over which form of media represented the story better. In the case of the Crucible, the movie was the better form of media. First off, the portrayal of the character John Proctor was more well done in the movie than it was in the play. Secondly, the viewer is able to see and feel the emotions of the characters in the movie, but in the play you have to read and imagine how the characters were feeling based of the words. However, some people may see the play as the better representation of the characters.

The play version of The Crucible did a far better job portraying

The Crucible is arguably the greatest pieces of American literature ever written by playwright Arthur Miller. But, in 1996 a film was created to put the words of Miller onto the big silver screen for many people across the nation to see. Although both works were received very well, the two of them have many different elements. These differences from the book to the movie include the setting, the execution of all the victims, the kiss of John and Abigail, where the girls run, and the discussion of John and Goody Proctor. These differences from the book to the movie have affected both in many different ways.

The Crucible, an original play written by Arthur Miller, has had a multitude of adaptations come out after its’ release in 1953. Among these adaptations are the movie, The Crucible, directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder and local performances of the play, such as the one seen at the Civic Theatre. The Crucible is about the people of Salem, MA and trouble of the accusations of witchery after Abigail, the niece of Reverend Parris, has an affair with the married John Proctor and he denies her when she attempts to do it again. Specifically, Abigail’s reaction to the rejection in the movie is portrayed so much more realistic than it is in the play and the entire cast portraying their characters realistically for how it was appropriate for the setting of the movie. Although the movie was exceptional in content, the universal portrayal of the characters was better in the movie. Overall, The Crucible movie version, directed by Nicholas Hytner, portrayed the characters better the play because Winona Ryder portrayed Abigail Williams better than the written play did, and the cast as a whole worked together to create the mood of the historical time period of both the Salem Witch Trials and the communist era. Additionally, even though the written play was amazing due to it being ‘first’, the movie was still better at portraying the development of the characters.

“I cannot tell if I was more tired or more grateful. Both at least, I was: tired as I never was before that night; and grateful to God as I trust I have been often, though never with more cause.” This shows how much Davie suffered.This also shows no matter what Davie is always grateful even when things are bad. My mom quotes “There is always light at the end of the tunnel”. Which means things don’t stay bad forever and you just need to look for the light ahead.

Since Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible as a play instead of a novel, I think that helped make the movie and the playwright connect. A difference between how I pictured the movie to be and how it was performed was how the actors looked and acted. I envisioned John not to be so gruff and rough looking. I imagined a more clean cut man. I also imagined Abigail to be more charming and appealing, because that might help explain John’s actions.

The Salem Witch Trials were an extremely controversial period of time in our history. This was a time of suspicion and accusation of many innocent women and men that led to hysteria and complete turmoil in Salem Village. The Crucible portrays the Salem Witch Trials in a dramatic sense, but there are many similarities between the movie and the actual events. We can use these unusual events to compare to our own lives and learn from the mistakes of our past.

There were also major historical differences between the two films. First, both films played off of the fear that Americans had at the times that the movies were set in. This is where the difference lies. In the 1962 version, the major fear was communism, and in the 2004 version it was terrorism. The 1962 version was set in the late 1950’s where Communism was more of a fear to Americans than anything else and McCarthyism was at its peak. “Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist party?” Late into the 1950s, thousands of Americans who worked in the government, served in the army, or had any important position in the U.S. had to answer that question before a congressional panel and the American public (Ushistory.org). As

Today, children are taught to forgive others and give second chances. But this was not always the case. Historically, once someone had committed a crime they were thought of as dishonorable people and it was made known to others that they had committed a sin. This is seen in many literary works including The Scarlet Letter, The Crucible, and Les Miserables. Les Miserables, originally written by Victor Hugo, exemplifies this prejudice. Throughout the story, the characters can not escape the prejudice related to one mistake, or perceived mistake. In the movie version directed by Bille August, Jean Valjean and Fantine are unable to receive forgiveness and move on with their lives.

Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, and the movie with the same name have many differences and similarities, all of which contribute to the individual effectiveness of each in conveying their central message.

In 1952 a play was written by Arthur Miller, about events that happened in Salem in 1692. The play was about affairs, accusations, and innocent people being accused of witches. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail and Mary Warren are introduced as two separate people. Although people might see Abigail and Mary Warren as two separate people and nothing alike, they are more alike than meet's the eye. Abigail and Mary Warren have three things in common; they are both are deceitful, they both dishonest, and they are both apprehensive.

The Crucible is a play that is about multiple things that happened in the Salem witch trails and how the characters behaviors have affected the whole play. The Crucible takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The characters take in plenty of actions and the setting are all symbolic of abstract ideas and issues between all the characters. Although, The Crucible is a play that relates to the witch trails in Salem and the consequences that have occurred with the people in the play. The Crucible also has plenty of violence’s and killing events, there’s other parts of where the characters are just lying to each other and there’s also other parts where they all hide something from someone in the play as in the usual most of them did. The Crucible has a strict religion but others in the play believed in “witchcraft”, as what Abigail accused Elizabeth of doing in the play to escape from her truth to be revealed because Abigail had an affair with the Proctor.

There are quite a few noticeable differences between The Crucible book, and the film. In the book, there was an appendix, that was completely omitted from the movie. Then, in the film, there was a scene showing Mary Warren sewing the poppet that was found in Goody Proctor”s house. In the book, it talked about the girls dancing in the woods, but in the movie, not only was it the opening scene, they showed it as a flashback.

The Crucible stood out to me from the rest of the plays. I was able to relate to it on a greater scale than the others, and the story behind the Crucible interested me very much. Also I notice a theme of secret sin. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this play as well as watching the movie. In research, I have read numerous facts on the Salem witch trials and have discovered that the witch trials are a very wide known topic which possesses many different opinions on the subject. The mass hysteria over witches started these trials. Since held in 1692, television programs today consist of witch characters in their series including some bad and some good. Clearly, the thought of witches has made its way to our world now-a-days. An obvious theme in this play is lies and deceit. Most of the characters in The Crucible are lying – if not to other people, then to themselves. Abigail lies about her ability to see spirits, as do the other girls; Proctor is deceitful first for cheating on his wife and then for hiding

Human are born and raised to do what is righteous and good but when given the opportunity why is it that humans will use wrongful ways more often than not? "All conflict in literature is, in its simplest form, a struggle between good and evil." This means that all conflict in any work is basically just a fight between the forces of good and evil. The Crucible by Arthur Miller and Macbeth by William Shakespeare’s show that this statement is true. In both works of The Crucible and Macbeth, the authors play with the use of outside forces to show how people will quickly abandon their beliefs. Both authors us the idea of “evil” to illustrate how quickly society succumbs to it and is willing to use it to their advantage.