Differences Between The Crucible Movie And Play

In 1953, Arthur Miller wrote a play named The Crucible. This particular play conveyed the hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials that occurred in 1692, and became a drama captivated by many. Due to all of the attention, it was eventually made into a movie. Despite the fact that the movie followed the general storyline of The Crucible, there were some differences from the text and the adaptation of the story on screen. In the beginning of the movie, Tituba was beaten with a whip into confessing that she associated with the devil. However, in the text, she was threatened by Parris into confessing. Tituba being beaten would have gained much more sympathy from the audience rather than just being threatened. By having her beat, it would further show the mistreatment she got from Parris and how Parris would go to such lengths to protect his reputation. Parris only wanted Tituba to confess so the townspeople would not think Betty was a witch. If people were to think his daughter was a witch, it would greatly affect his reputation, something that Parris does not want. Overall, this scene would make people pity

Abigail thought that Reverend Hale began to disbelieve her claims, so she accused his wife. By including this scene, it exaggerates the ongoing theme of mob mentality in The Crucible. Everyone is accusing each other of witchcraft for past or present conflicts between one another, to gain the land of the accused, and even accusing to just join in on the fad of witches. It also presents how immoral Abigail’s character actually is. Just like how selfish Parris is, Abigail only thinks of herself, not caring how her actions affected others. Even though this scene in the movie was quite short, it largely represented the theme of the hysteria of witchcraft and Abigail’s general