The Crucible by Arthur Miller is one of the most famous American plays in the last hundred years. It was written in the 1950s when the idea of Communists during the Cold War were being compared to witches during the Salem Witch Trials. Arthur Miller wrote the play to warn the people of America of the misinformation they were being fed by the government. He used the Salem Witch Trials as a comparison to what was happening, and people understood. Since the creation of this work, there have been many adaptations of it: some stage and some film. Many people have different opinions, but none are truly better than the original that was written by Miller. The Crucible is a play that delves deeply into the minds of characters, helps you understand
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There are many, many characters that are introduced throughout Arthur Miller’s play. The play was performed in Evansville, Indiana at the Civic Theatre on October 13 through October 22, starring Zach Tieken as John Proctor and Olivia Schaperjohn as Abigail Williams. In Gavin Eddings’s review of the play, he said that the play was fantastic and that the actors gave a great performance. He specifically went out to say that “The stand-out performance for me is a tie between Zach Tieken and Olivia Schaperjohn.” He went on to explain how each of them really filled the shoes of the people they were portraying, and how their performances really helped you understand what was going on inside the characters and how they were feeling (Eddings, I Saw… With the Devil). All of this supports the notion that the play makes it easier to understand the characters more than the movie. If anyone has ever seen a play, they will realize that a stage performance is much more dramatic than a film performance, and the actors really delve into the characters to help the audience understand what is happening. The play version of The Crucible really goes beyond telling you what was happening. It supplied you with enough information for you to go inside the characters’ heads and feel what they are feeling and think what they are thinking. That makes it much more believable as an
There are many, many characters that are introduced throughout Arthur Miller’s play. The play was performed in Evansville, Indiana at the Civic Theatre on October 13 through October 22, starring Zach Tieken as John Proctor and Olivia Schaperjohn as Abigail Williams. In Gavin Eddings’s review of the play, he said that the play was fantastic and that the actors gave a great performance. He specifically went out to say that “The stand-out performance for me is a tie between Zach Tieken and Olivia Schaperjohn.” He went on to explain how each of them really filled the shoes of the people they were portraying, and how their performances really helped you understand what was going on inside the characters and how they were feeling (Eddings, I Saw… With the Devil). All of this supports the notion that the play makes it easier to understand the characters more than the movie. If anyone has ever seen a play, they will realize that a stage performance is much more dramatic than a film performance, and the actors really delve into the characters to help the audience understand what is happening. The play version of The Crucible really goes beyond telling you what was happening. It supplied you with enough information for you to go inside the characters’ heads and feel what they are feeling and think what they are thinking. That makes it much more believable as an