The changes in the movie are deeply flamboyant. One of the biggest changes is the main event for the cause of the Salem Trials. In the movie, the audience sees the girls running to the woods very surreptitiously, practicing witchcraft, in the play it was mentioned through dialogue in Act 1. In addition to changes, in the play Reverend Hale states that he signed 72 death warrants, but in the movie he signed 17 death warrants. There was only one deletion that I saw that was very noticeable. In the play when John Proctor was accused, he snached his warrant out of his wife Elizabeth's hand, but in the play he never showed any anger towards Elizabeth. Further …show more content…
example, Abigail gropes John Proctor while taking him into the woods, while in the play, John and Abigail’s relationship wasn’t that severe and wasn't apart of the play. Another change would be the girls censure Mary Warren in court before they actually blame her, in the play they only turn on her in court. The changes and deletions were genuinely noticeable, they caused the movie to seem intriguingly problematic knowing the play. The additions were very pronounced in the movie.
One example of an addition in the movie is the addition of horses and dogs in the movie, these animals were never mentioned in the play. In addition to the add-ons ,in the play Tituba was threatened to be wiped for witchcraft, but in the movie she was actually whipped. Furthermore, At the end of the movie Abigail visits John while he’s in prison, but in the play she runs away after he is accused. Another example would be the showing of John Proctor, Martha Corey, and Rebecca Nurse hanging, while in the play they only accused and mentioned they were being hung. The extensions in the movie caused more emotion to the audience better than the play because we were informed on what happened after John was left to hang. The effect of adding the hanging scene was very emotional, because all three of the accused were innocent, and they were restating a verse from the bible as they were getting
hung.
The character portrayal was very impressive, and the actors really knew their history of their characters. John Proctor was portrayed by Daniel Day- Lewis, and Elizabeth Proctor was carried out by Joan Allen. These actors put in emotion and attitude towards the theme. The Haughtiest character Abigail,who was played by Winona Ryder was a very ecstatic actor, and played her role very well. The actor portrayal was a very good choice because not only were they described mostly the same but also very visually connected.
To assess which was better, I personally like the movie better because it gives a sharpened perspective of the message and the theme of both productions. The movie and the play were both inundated with changes, additions, and deletions. The play was very impartial, but the movie was tractable, diligent, exalting, and meticulous, so there fore the movie was worthier.