![]() However, he later regrets being with her, especially after she starts accusing people of witchcraft and acts maniacally. John Proctor, a married man, falls for 17-year-old Abigail Williams. Most moving is Stacy Keach as John Proctor, who fights to salvage some good from the trials that destroy Salem. Not only is The Crucible a retelling of the terrible events surrounding the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, but it also contains a forbidden romance. ![]() The young girls playing at witchcraft shriek in irregular counterpoint to the quiet, terrifying judgments rendered by Reverend Harris (Michael York), and doubt is ever more audible in the voice of Reverend Hale (Richard Dreyfuss). this character was among the girls found dancing in the woods by Reverend Parris, and later becomes one of the 'officials of the court' which cast accusations of witchcraft. this character is described by the author as 'a fat, sly, merciless girl of eighteen' (Act I, p. ![]() The star-studded cast ratchets the tension to a disturbing level as the town disintegrates. Mercy Lewis this character is the servant of Thomas and Ann Putnam. ': Mercy is trying to awake Betty by giving her a beating. In a searing portrait of a community engulfed by panic - withВ ruthless prosecutors, and neighbors eager to testify against neighbor - The Crucible famously mirrors the anti-Communist hysteria that held the United States in its grip in the 1950’s.Īudiofile Magazine review: "At once an allegory of the 1950s' anti-communist witch hunts and a spotlight on seventeenth-century witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, this play shows how ignorance and good intentions can interweave to destroy lives. I only thought to see how Betty is.': Mercy Lewis is caring for one of her friends.(pg 17) 3.) 'Have you tried beatin her I gave Ruth a good one and it waked her for a minute. Mercy Lewis (the Putnams’ servant) Mary Warren (the Proctors’ current servant) DR Crucible TG 090115a.indd 3 9/29/15 4:07 PM. In this guide, each of Miller’s four acts serves as the anchor piece. In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town. The Crucible provides multiple rich opportunities to address the Common Core State Stan-dards for reading literary texts. Richard Dreyfuss and Stacy Keach stars in Arthur Miller’s classic The Crucible, a central work in the canon of American drama that remains required reading in most high school and college English courses. ![]()
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