Similarities And Differences Between The Crucible Movie And Movie

The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, is a chronological narrative including a large cast of characters with a constantly moving setting.* The Crucible is a dramatization of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and an allegory of the McCarthyism period. Throughout the play, Miller explores the destruction of freedom by the ignorant and tyrannical society in which his characters live.* By exhibiting how easily a member of the community can become an outcast, Arthur Miller displays social criticism in the Puritan society as well as in today's society in The Crucible.

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.

In 1953 a play is written by Arthur Miller, a man questioned by the House Representatives for believing in a communist reform. A man who had refused to give up the names of others at communist meetings would be convicted of contempt of Congress, issued a fine, given a prison sentence, blacklisted, and even disallowed a US passport. All this lead to Arthur Miller writing a play called The Crucible. A play which was set in Salem, Massachusetts in the years 1692-93, the time of the Salem Witch Trials. One of the points Miller expressed was history repeating itself, showing that America was going on a “witch hunt” for those who believed in communism, just as the people of Salem went on a witch hunt for those who practiced witchcraft. Miller, having historical accuracy in his play, got the point across that history had repeated itself, yet the historical accuracy might not have been perfect in the play, mainly because plays can overlook environmental detail and will change aspects of events to add a sense of drama. Following the play were filmed adaptions which were more likely to be accurate historically since films are given more freedom with sites they can film at and editing that can be done to further enhance an event in history. The film adaptions of The Crucible are more accurate than any stage performance of it for three simple reasons; Consistency, the portrayal of characters/environments, and the addition of historical detail.

In Summary, with these three examples it is shown that the play and the movie contrast quite a bit. Most of the story line and the dialogue were very similar to the original story in the movie but some things were changed, possibly to shorten the story to be able to make

Authors used their literary work to get a point across to the public in the story The Crucible; Arthur Miller used events and characters to show the similarities to McCarthyism which was prevalent in the 1950s. McCarthyism was associated with the period in the United Sates also known as the Second Red Scare. McCarthyism is very similar in the way that Joe McCarthy accused Americans of being communist and in The Crucible people were being accused of being witches. It is known that Arthur Miller wrote this story as a reaction to a tragic time in our history.

In Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” it tells the tale of the Salem Witch Trials. At the time of the play, the McCarthy trials, named after Sen. Joseph McCarthy, were underway. Though, instead of hunting for witches, they were hunting for communists. These two trials may have happened at different points in history, but were in many ways the same. Whether it was death to job loss a lot of lives were changed on account of these trials. “The Crucible” and the McCarthy trials have become historically important because they show the process of power, fear, and turmoil.

The Crucible a play about how choices can impact or kill someones’ life so strongly with The Red Scare having the exact same concept. Miller’s Crucible was written during the red scare to tell Americans to wake up and show how history really can repeat itself. In The Crucible Abigail and some young girls from 1692 go dancing in the woods and cook some food in a pot when Parris the head of town and Abigail’s uncle find them doing this. He calls witchcraft and the blame games begin. This is parallel to the Red Scare when people in the 1950’s were being accused of communism. The conflict in the Crucible is parallel to the Red Scare because of the blame game, hysteria and, .

At first glance the book The Crucible can look like an ordinary book that is dramatized and fictionalized, but when you look further into the story you will find that it has a much deeper and underlying message. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an allegory for the Red Scare in the McCarthy era because people accused others of witchcraft with no evidence, they believed whoever had this spirit in them were sinful, and whoever were accused it affected their lives horrendously.

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The Crucible was written in 1952 by Arthur Miller, who wrote this to write a drama

Hamlet is a very well-known play across the world. Many students have been required to read the play in school. Although the poem has been read by many students, student usually don’t further their experience with Hamlet by watching the movie. There are many remakes of the play in movie form, new movies have been evolved since the play was originally made. There are movies that follow the play and the time period of the play and then there are newer or more modern versions of the play. The comparison being made in this paper is, the originally play versus the 2009 movie version of Hamlet.

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In order to entertain his audience, Shakespeare created the romantic atmosphere in this play so that it became an escape of sorts for his audience. People could effectively forget their troubles while watching a play in which the setting was not realistically related to the world they lived in. Similarly, producers of movies today must create an atmosphere that is unusual or unique in some way so that the audience can lose themselves in the story. Dramatic productions, old and new, are formulated with the intent of attracting an audience, and in order to do this there must be some egocentric benefits for them in viewing the play. The fantasy in Shakespearean romance and the enticing stories in the movies of today provide the audience with a vacation of sorts from reality as the benefit.