Analysis Of The Crucible Play By Arthur Miller

The Crucible play by Arthur Miller contains a limited setting, which restricts the audience from further experiencing the story; on the other hand, the various and additional settings in The Crucible film presents the story in a more powerful way and effectively displays conflict, characterization, and influential moods. The characters in the play are not able to change scenes numerous times in a fluent manor. The playwright’s stage directions are limited. Additional locations in the play would result in extensive pauses throughout the script in order for the cast to set up the bonus scenes. In contrast, the actors in the film possess the ability to move around to different settings easily. The film director is free to move locations in the …show more content…
This depressing scene also confirmed the overall mood of The Crucible. A river of tears and devastation flooded the audience, as they watched John, the virtuous Elizabeth, and Martha disturbingly hang right in front of their eyes. The strong act of the three praying the Lord’s Prayer in the film compelled the audience to realize the powerfulness of the willpower of the three characters. The audience even realized that the three openly forgave those who condemned them when they cried out, “And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” The audience was able to view the whole village as they came to the realization of the turmoil they caused toward the accusations. On the other hand, this prominent scene was not exposed to the audience in the play. The play simply ended with Elizabeth speaking and Reverend Hale weeping in the location of the courtroom. The audience did not have the privilege of viewing the pivotal moment of John, Rebecca, and Martha being hung and sending their forgiveness toward the whole village. Therefore, the location of the ending of the play stood as if it was diminutive to the last location of the gallows in the …show more content…
In the film, the additional location of the forest in the exposition allows the audience to become aware of the antagonist’s intentions, which leads to the conflict of the play. The delightful beach offers the audience a bonus location that further leads to a romantic and passionate moment where Elizabeth reveals her true self to John. The gallows befalls as the last and most significant extra scene where the mood is greatly fortified. Without the film director’s additional locations, the audience stands restricted from fully experiencing The Crucible in all its glory when reading the