Summary Of The Crucible: A Drama Worth Watching
The Crucible- A Drama Worth Watching
On September 21, 2014 I had the privilege of attending opening night of “The Crucible” performed at the Old Vic Theater in London England, and directed by Yael Farber. “The Crucible” is based on the true historical events of the Salem witch trials. The play is set in Salem Massachusetts in the spring of 1692. Salem is filled with mass hysteria when a group of puritan girls including Abigail Williams the niece of the local minister Reverend Parris, Betty Parris the daughter of Reverend Parris, and Ruth Putnam the daughter of Ann and Thomas Putnam, accompanied by Tituba the Barbadian slave of reverend Parris are found dancing in the woods by Reverend Parris. The next day Ruth Putnam and Betty Parris fall sick and the town jumps to witchcraft to be the cause. In order to keep her reputation in the town Abigail Williams leads the group of girls in court and accuses many townspeople of witchcraft. Abigail’s ultimate goal is killing Elizabeth Proctor, wife of John Procter whom Abigail believes she loves. Abigail will stop at nothing until she is …show more content…
I feel she is a good fit for Abigail as a character because is really able to get into character and portray Abby as the crazy teenager she is in the book. The intense scene in the attic of the Parris’ house shows how crazy obsessed with him she really is. I also liked how the director decided to depict Abigail in a way that she seems to act like a crazy young woman rather than a bratty child because I fell it could go both ways. This is evident in the scene in the court as Abigail is threatening Judge Danforth. Instead of being whiny and childish as I thought her to be in the book, she actually held her head up and made herself not look as childish I thought. One negative for me was also her being over dramatic. You can see this in the scene in the attic as well when she is yelling and screaming at
On September 21, 2014 I had the privilege of attending opening night of “The Crucible” performed at the Old Vic Theater in London England, and directed by Yael Farber. “The Crucible” is based on the true historical events of the Salem witch trials. The play is set in Salem Massachusetts in the spring of 1692. Salem is filled with mass hysteria when a group of puritan girls including Abigail Williams the niece of the local minister Reverend Parris, Betty Parris the daughter of Reverend Parris, and Ruth Putnam the daughter of Ann and Thomas Putnam, accompanied by Tituba the Barbadian slave of reverend Parris are found dancing in the woods by Reverend Parris. The next day Ruth Putnam and Betty Parris fall sick and the town jumps to witchcraft to be the cause. In order to keep her reputation in the town Abigail Williams leads the group of girls in court and accuses many townspeople of witchcraft. Abigail’s ultimate goal is killing Elizabeth Proctor, wife of John Procter whom Abigail believes she loves. Abigail will stop at nothing until she is …show more content…
I feel she is a good fit for Abigail as a character because is really able to get into character and portray Abby as the crazy teenager she is in the book. The intense scene in the attic of the Parris’ house shows how crazy obsessed with him she really is. I also liked how the director decided to depict Abigail in a way that she seems to act like a crazy young woman rather than a bratty child because I fell it could go both ways. This is evident in the scene in the court as Abigail is threatening Judge Danforth. Instead of being whiny and childish as I thought her to be in the book, she actually held her head up and made herself not look as childish I thought. One negative for me was also her being over dramatic. You can see this in the scene in the attic as well when she is yelling and screaming at