The 1996 film version of The Crucible portrays the infamous Salem witch trials, which took place in Massachusetts during the year of 1692. The film depicts the Puritans, who believed they were surrounded by the presence of witches and satanic spirits. This was attributed to the strange behavior and events that could not be explained any other way. The author of the film, Arthur Miller portrays many events and characters that do contain some historical accuracy. However, many of the true historical events are based around the films significant, non-fictional relationship between Abigail Williams and John Proctor. This romantic affair, created by Miller is supported by exaggerated historical events, which enhance the movie by elaborating what
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That is until Abigail Williams, went too far by having wished death upon Elizabeth Proctor and shown to have drunk the blood of the chicken. While the events did not occur in such a way, historian David Gross notes, “This was accomplished by suspending an egg white in a clear glass of water, then holding it up to the light of a candle to discern the face that would appear. One of the girls claimed that instead of a face, she saw the shape of a coffin” (Goss,16). While this event was portrayed in the movie to have been more as a festive event it did not occur in such a way. The dramatic scene allowed for other dramatic events to occur, with the girls falling sick and blaming Tituba along with other innocent women of the village of witchcraft. This important event in the movie helped give back story to the girls acting out in an afflicted manner as well as introduce the forbidden affair of Abigail Williams and John Proctor. The conjuring of spirits set up for the false accusations against Elizabeth and her husband John proctor, where they end up being …show more content…
In the movie it all begins with Abigail threatening John Proctor, “I am but God 's finger, John. If he would condemn Elizabeth, she will be condemned” (The Crucible). According to historian Bryan F. Le Beau, Proctor was the first accused in his family due to the objections he made against the girls, “They should rather be had to the whipping post,” he said of the girls. (Le Beau 102). While the movie showed Elizabeth’s name being brought up first and even arrested for witchcraft first, soon after John was as well. Miller strategically changed the events to portray Abigail’s jealousy due to John Proctor abandoning their love and Elizabeth spreading lies of her being a whore in the village. Bryan F. Le Beau, noted in this book “The Story of the Salem Witch Trials” that John Proctor took and unsafe position by speaking out against the girls, which resulted in the girls striking back at him by accusing Elizabeth of witch craft (Le Beau 102). Elizabeth and Proctor were accused of witchcraft activities but it never had anything to do with an affair of any kind. The changes made in the movie allowed for the proctors accused to be based on a vindictive lie of the devil by Abigail, done so in a creative way as to tie the secret affair causing it to become public in the courts and eventually leading to the angling of not only John and Elizabeth Proctor but also many other
That is until Abigail Williams, went too far by having wished death upon Elizabeth Proctor and shown to have drunk the blood of the chicken. While the events did not occur in such a way, historian David Gross notes, “This was accomplished by suspending an egg white in a clear glass of water, then holding it up to the light of a candle to discern the face that would appear. One of the girls claimed that instead of a face, she saw the shape of a coffin” (Goss,16). While this event was portrayed in the movie to have been more as a festive event it did not occur in such a way. The dramatic scene allowed for other dramatic events to occur, with the girls falling sick and blaming Tituba along with other innocent women of the village of witchcraft. This important event in the movie helped give back story to the girls acting out in an afflicted manner as well as introduce the forbidden affair of Abigail Williams and John Proctor. The conjuring of spirits set up for the false accusations against Elizabeth and her husband John proctor, where they end up being …show more content…
In the movie it all begins with Abigail threatening John Proctor, “I am but God 's finger, John. If he would condemn Elizabeth, she will be condemned” (The Crucible). According to historian Bryan F. Le Beau, Proctor was the first accused in his family due to the objections he made against the girls, “They should rather be had to the whipping post,” he said of the girls. (Le Beau 102). While the movie showed Elizabeth’s name being brought up first and even arrested for witchcraft first, soon after John was as well. Miller strategically changed the events to portray Abigail’s jealousy due to John Proctor abandoning their love and Elizabeth spreading lies of her being a whore in the village. Bryan F. Le Beau, noted in this book “The Story of the Salem Witch Trials” that John Proctor took and unsafe position by speaking out against the girls, which resulted in the girls striking back at him by accusing Elizabeth of witch craft (Le Beau 102). Elizabeth and Proctor were accused of witchcraft activities but it never had anything to do with an affair of any kind. The changes made in the movie allowed for the proctors accused to be based on a vindictive lie of the devil by Abigail, done so in a creative way as to tie the secret affair causing it to become public in the courts and eventually leading to the angling of not only John and Elizabeth Proctor but also many other