In Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, twenty people were hanged for suspicion of witchcraft. Likewise, in 1953, many were put on trial for possible association with Communists in the McCarthy trials. In both cases, mostly innocent people were put on trial for instances that they didn’t commit or have any part in. Arthur Miller wrote the playwright for The Crucible in 1953 and then wrote the screenplay for the 1996 movie, based on the play; Miller decided to change scenes to make the movie more interesting to the audience. Miller’s changes to the movie made a few characters come off differently, rather than how they were perceived in the play. Many of those changes came from scenes with Abigail Williams and her relationship with John Proctor, Miller
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In the play, Elizabeth and John fight about John needing to go talk to Abigail not only about her accusations, but the fact that she brought up Elizabeth’s name during the hearings; which does occur in the movie. But in the movie, he seems to go on his own to the woods without much budging from Elizabeth. Elizabeth in the play, urges John strongly to confront Abby about her accusations and how much she is hurting people. Elizabeth even says to John, “Would you favor me with this? Go to Abigail” (II: 166, 366-367). Despite how much she does not like Abigail, she is willing to send her husband to talk to her to stop all of the nonsense and heartache she is causing. In the movie, when John goes to meet Abby in the woods, she takes it as an invitation to kiss him, but he wants nothing to do with her. That part in the movie shows John’s character and how much he is sorry for what he did with her, the only reason he went to talk to her was to warn her about the trouble she will get in and to not mutter Elizabeth’s name in court again. Miller changed that part in the movie to symbolize that John has changed and that he is not dwelling on the past. In the play, John seems as if he is still in love with Abigail, but in the movie he does not give off that aura at
In the play, Elizabeth and John fight about John needing to go talk to Abigail not only about her accusations, but the fact that she brought up Elizabeth’s name during the hearings; which does occur in the movie. But in the movie, he seems to go on his own to the woods without much budging from Elizabeth. Elizabeth in the play, urges John strongly to confront Abby about her accusations and how much she is hurting people. Elizabeth even says to John, “Would you favor me with this? Go to Abigail” (II: 166, 366-367). Despite how much she does not like Abigail, she is willing to send her husband to talk to her to stop all of the nonsense and heartache she is causing. In the movie, when John goes to meet Abby in the woods, she takes it as an invitation to kiss him, but he wants nothing to do with her. That part in the movie shows John’s character and how much he is sorry for what he did with her, the only reason he went to talk to her was to warn her about the trouble she will get in and to not mutter Elizabeth’s name in court again. Miller changed that part in the movie to symbolize that John has changed and that he is not dwelling on the past. In the play, John seems as if he is still in love with Abigail, but in the movie he does not give off that aura at