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I may think of you softly from time to time. But I'll cut off my hand before I ever reach you again.
-Arthur miller ( the crucible )
Death Of A Salesman -> Arthur Miller
Jack Edwards hyped this one up and it did not dissapoint. pretty sure this is the first play ive read that wasnt for school and all tihngs considered it worked out well, im not convinced it would have been as good as it was if it wasnt written as a play. it was a pleasure to watch this dudes life all apart. 4/5 stars overall
Andrew Garfield and Phillip Seymour Hoffman were 28 and 44 years old respectively when they appeared in the 2012 production of Arthur Miller's play. Hard to believe that the young fresh faced Garfield was standing next to a man that at age 20 auditioned five times for his role as pampered George Willis Jr in Scent Of A Woman. Two talented actors, one who passed on way too young, and the other still polishing and perfecting his skills.
This photo.
Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller photographed by Sam Shaw in Amagansett, New York (1957).
“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller Review
Genre: Historical Fiction
Rating: 3/5
Summary: “The Crucible” is a play of 1953 by Arthur Miller. The story is based on the infamous ‘Salem witch trials’ which took place in the 1692-1693. A group of young women, lead by Abigail Williams, accuse the village people of witchcrafts which results in a hysteria among them.
My opinion: The writing style of this play was very neat and I enjoyed reading every minute of it. It was short but the scenes were very intense. It showed how the ‘Salem witch trials’ was unfair and how ironically they hanged the people who wouldn’t admit being a witch rather than the ones who already did.
But there is a specific problem in this play which I would like to discuss. The protagonist John Proctor was shown as a brave hero whereas the antagonist was Abigail Williams, a very young girl who was sexually exploited by her former master (John Proctor). Isn’t it misogynistic how the writer had made the real victim look like a villain and the abuser a hero? I know Abigail was twisted and what she did was not right. But it was John who made her go that way.
Another problematic thing about this was that John was expecting his wife, Elizabeth, to forgive him because he had confessed to her. But when she couldn’t, it made him angry. At the end too, Elizabeth took all the blame on her saying she was too ‘cold’ as to why John made the mistake in the first place. That was really misleading. No one should be felt that way when their partner is the one cheating.
Quote: “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it.”