The Crucible Comparisons
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| Salem Witch Trials Court Session |
Throughout the play, The Crucible, Abigail continually gets
her way and influences people by putting on acts that convince them. She
eventually has the entire town, except for a select few, believing everything
that comes out of her mouth. Ultimately, The higher class people or the
so-called intelligent and important members of society fall victim to the
little girls games and accusations.
A specific situation that
this happens is when Mary Warren is about to tell the truth about everything
that has happened and before she can say anything Abigail starts screaming
along with the other girls that Mary is summoning spirits to attack her. At
this time everyone is so witchcraft crazed that even the mention of it sets
them off. With all the prior situations, it was very easy for Abigail to
persuade the judges that what she was experiencing was real and was actually
spirits. Abigail by that point had realized that she had complete control over
everyone and whatever she said would go over as true. So if anyone got in her
way she was easily able to wipe him or her out as seen in this situation with
Mary Warren. Her influence was so strong that she was able to convince Mary
Warren to come back to her side after she was about to tell the truth.
This example was very effective on
stage as well as in the reading. I actually think it was more effective on
stage because you got to see the reactions of all the people involved at the
same time. It was better able to portray the intensity of the moment and it was
not just reading words off of paper. You were able to see the expressions of
astonishment from the judges and the ministers. In the reading, although it was
good, it is hard to fully obtain the full strength of any situation because you
are only reading and dealing with one person at a time. While with the play,
every character is involved at the exact same time.
You made a great point by saying that the whole town was "witch crazed". This had a huge impact when Mary Warren was accusing Abigail, because as soon as she started acting like she saw spirits, it was quickly decided that Abigail was being honest. I also agreed with how you said a play portrays the emotions of all the actors, while when you read a play, you only get the emotion of one character at a time.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about Abigail, she really can make anyone believe her. That town is so obsessed with finding witches they do not know they are being lied to, and from a 17 year old girl. Also, the play is different from just reading the script. Like you said, there is a lot more emotion that comes out of it and the reactions are better during a play.
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