Kayna Emory and Jessica McKee
The Crucible Movie Review
6/5/18
In 1692, the British-American colonies had only begun to establish themselves and set-up successful governments. The Massachusetts colony, for example, founded itself around the principles of the Mayflower Compact. This particular settlement was a refuge for Puritan’s looking to separate themselves from the Anglican church. With religion playing such a major role in their society, it was natural that their government would be heavily influenced by religion. This contributed to the escalation of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, an event where over two-hundred people were accused of practicing witchcraft and twenty people were hanged due to these accusations. Later in American history, …show more content…
This was caused by the tense relationship between the United States of America and the Soviet Union, which arose from the increased spread of Communism. The popular film, The Crucible, based off of the play written by Arthur Miller, is partially valuable as a tool for teaching students about American history because while it accurately exemplifies the escalation of fear in times of crisis for both time periods and uses historically accurate characters as far as the role that they played in the trials, it misrepresents some facts about the characters for the sake of the story and some events were changed around such as the opening dancing scene.
One of the main issues with the historical accuracy of the movie, The Crucible, is the facts surrounding the characters. In the movie, there are many important characters who are missing entirely due to the prioritization of other story lines. A primary example of this is Cotton Mather, a prominent minister in Salem during the Witch Trials, who supported the conviction and execution of those accused of witchcraft in the small town. He was most likely left out due to the fact that the story
The Crucible Movie Review
6/5/18
In 1692, the British-American colonies had only begun to establish themselves and set-up successful governments. The Massachusetts colony, for example, founded itself around the principles of the Mayflower Compact. This particular settlement was a refuge for Puritan’s looking to separate themselves from the Anglican church. With religion playing such a major role in their society, it was natural that their government would be heavily influenced by religion. This contributed to the escalation of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, an event where over two-hundred people were accused of practicing witchcraft and twenty people were hanged due to these accusations. Later in American history, …show more content…
This was caused by the tense relationship between the United States of America and the Soviet Union, which arose from the increased spread of Communism. The popular film, The Crucible, based off of the play written by Arthur Miller, is partially valuable as a tool for teaching students about American history because while it accurately exemplifies the escalation of fear in times of crisis for both time periods and uses historically accurate characters as far as the role that they played in the trials, it misrepresents some facts about the characters for the sake of the story and some events were changed around such as the opening dancing scene.
One of the main issues with the historical accuracy of the movie, The Crucible, is the facts surrounding the characters. In the movie, there are many important characters who are missing entirely due to the prioritization of other story lines. A primary example of this is Cotton Mather, a prominent minister in Salem during the Witch Trials, who supported the conviction and execution of those accused of witchcraft in the small town. He was most likely left out due to the fact that the story