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I chose to do the movie “The Crucible” which was directed by Nicholas Hytner. Also, it was produced in 1996. As we all know, Hollywood can change ideas of movies and/or events that happened in real life. The Salem Witch Trials were a real thing and it was a very unfortunate event that caused many to lose their lives. The Salem Witch Trials have always fascinated me because I find it very interesting how they can accuse somebody on causing something very serious such as fire, death or even droughts. Yet, they only have spectral evidence, which is basically just having no defense.
The most involved character in the whole movie is John Proctor. According to the movie, Proctor was a farmer who was tormented by the evil spirits that forced him to have a relationship with Abigail Williams, another main character of the Crucible. Whereas, Proctor was actually a farmer and a tavern keeper. In the movie, it makes Proctor out to be in his …show more content…

They also must have been accused of other crime/trouble and/or be of a low social status and practice medicine. Also, if they were aggressive towards other women. According to the movie, the only way you could be free from such an accusation is to basically rat someone else out even if they did not do it! This threat of being accused was a way for the men to control women. The movie makes the story seem as if it is just one small village that this happens in. It actually partly happened because the background of the merchants of Salem Town, which was a very busy port and also the farmers of Salem Village. Mostly because of the Salem Village, because the east part had better soil and benefitted from the town, where the west part was very poor and had no political influence. Accusations of witch trials also were common in New England because they saw witches as a danger to

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