The Crucible: Play vs. Movie

There are definitely some differences between how I interpreted The Crucible while reading it and how it was portrayed on film. First of all, the plot sequence was completely different. I liked the sequence in the book better because it was easier to understand Abigail when we learn of the truth of what happened in the forest early in the reading. I also liked understanding the relationship between John Proctor, Goody Proctor, and Abigail prior to seeing John and Elizabeth Proctor together. Secondly, I like some characters in the book better than how they are depicted in the movie. I feel like Goody Putnam is portrayed more like a psychotic person than someone overcome with witchcraft hysteria in the movie. I also think that Reverend Parris is shown to be far more violent than what I imagined while reading. I think he should be more prideful than hostile. However, I liked the way Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor were shown in the movie. The setting in both the movie and are very similar.