Differences Between The Crucible Play And Movie

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There are many differences between the movie and the play. The film takes place in Salem Massachusetts in 1692. The main actors are proctor, Abigail, judge danforth, Elizabeth, Paris, and hale. The first that I noticed is that in the movie when Abigail is trying to wake Betty up the girls that were also dancing with them in the woods were also trying to wake Betty up. The book and the movie have many differences but not big differences in the movie many of the scenes are outside while during the play most of the scenes are inside because it is hard to make an outside scene during a play. I noticed in the play when Abigail and John have a conversation in Betty's room. In the movie, Abigail runs out in the rain after John when she spots

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