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The Crucible Comparison

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The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an interesting play that evokes many emotions and feelings. The Crucible is unique to the pieces of literature that I have read because it is deeply rooted and tied to many things, for example, it is about the Red Scare and how fear and hysteria can drive people to do many insane things. But it is also about the Salem witch trials and the development and the thought process that the characters go through. The Crucible is a play with many meanings; each person can derive a special and meaningful message from it. However, the Crucible is similar to the pieces of literature that I have previously read because the plot points are necessarily the same; the Crucible follows the plot with a tragic hero so it was easy …show more content…

The Crucible is unique and every version puts its twist into it, by far my favorite version of the play was the movie because you could see the setting and the characters as well as the dramatized emotions. The second was reading the play ourselves, this was the easiest to follow as I got to see the lines and the stage directions and had a good idea of what the characters were feeling because we were playing them. The third would be the professional stage version. This is third simply because I did not like the actors and even though they did a good job bringing the play together I was slightly creeped out by Elizabeth …show more content…

However, the most detrimental character to my development as an academic weapon would have to be Judge Danforth because, toward the end of the play, Danforth had a realization about the authenticity of the trials because of the revolts in Andover and the death warrants he had previously signed, he knew the damage he was causing but his stubborn nature and pride got in the way of morals. I could relate to Mary Warren the most because the entirety of the play was always in such a bad spot. First, she was on Abigail's side and she felt horrible for lying and killing people and second, she was on Proctor's side, however, the truth did not set her free. In fact, she was pushed to her limits so much that she broke down in the courtroom. I relate to her because I too don't know when I should only look out for myself and when it is time to sacrifice myself for another person. On the other hand, I could not understand Putman's motive, I understand that they were driven by power and land, however I don't understand why that would be a reason to kill neighbors and blame them for bewitching their

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