The Crucible: movie vs. play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a modern tragedy about the Salem Witchcraft trials in 1692. Although the script for the play and the script for the movie remained practically the same, there was a slight addition to the movie's ending. ... The Crucible would be classified as a tragedy and John Proctor as the tragic hero regardless of whether or not the extra scene is considered. ... In writing The Crucible, Miller hoped to show Americans he parallels between the witchcraft trials and the McCarthy Trials in order scare them into rejecting the new hysteri...

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The Crucible The Crucible written by Arthur Miller in 1953 is a classic American work. ... The movie version of The Crucible produced in 1996 is also written by Miller. ... The film follows the theatrical version closely, with the major difference being the script of the movie is much shorter than the text of the original work. ... The movie version of The Crucible changes the perception of many of the characters and destroys the drama of this classic work. ...

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Our Drama group was asked to perform an evening of 16th century witchcraft in front of parents, friends and family, which included improvised (a piece of drama with out a set script) and scripted (with a set script) drama. ... The three main scripted plays we performed are the "Crucible" written by Arthur Miller in 1692 which is set in a bedroom, its about a young girl called Betty who is thought to be bewitched as she lay there unconscious from fainting, after she had been playing in the woods with her cousin Abigail, "Vinegar Tom" written by Carol Churchill in 1970's, is set in an i...

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Although "The Crucible" and the "The Front" had the same basic message in mind when they were written they were based in different times so they had very differing plots. "The Crucible" by Authur Miller was about the original witch hunt. ... And all goes well, he is making money and these people are getting their scripts published, and then he is accused of being a communist and he tell the commitee who questions pretty much to shove it. ... In "The Front" the main character is reminisant to John Proctor in "The Crucible" because of the fact that they ...

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The setting of "Dancing at Lughnasa" contrasts a lot to another play I have studied, "The Crucible", by Arthur Miller, as this set in Salem, in the year 1692. ... In "The Crucible" some of the main characters are a group of young girls who get into serious trouble for lying, and not realizing the full consequences of their actions. ... In "The Crucible", John Proctor forces Mary Warren to go to the court and try and convince them that Abigail is lying and it is her who has been summoning the devil, not his own wife. ... "The Crucible" is a very tense, fast moving, serious and tragic play. ....

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Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, and the movie of the same name have many differences but also many similarities, all of which contribute to the individual effectiveness of each in conveying their central message. Arthur Miller, who wrote both the play and the movie script, added several things to the play in order to get the desired effect for the movie-going audiences. ...

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Arthur Miller was a playwright, best known for Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. ... This film was her chance to show her range as a serious actress. ) Miller brought his gritty writing style to the script. Similar to Death of a Salesman, his script pulls back the curtain on the general assumptions that Americans make about society. ...

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Hale is a man who reveals a lot of information through his words. Through thoroughly researching Hale's dialogue we learned that Hale served a vital role in the progression of the script. Hale's character consisted of three elements including his staunch religious beliefs, his commitment to the trut...

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