Comparing Arthur Miller's Play And Movie

Over time many movies have been made based upon famous plays and books. These plays often portray the play writers images and thoughts accurately, but there is often many differences when plays are converted in to films. Arthur Miller’s play, and the film that proceeded demonstrates many differences and similarities, each of these changes that occur contribute to properly conveying the central point. The author Miller created both the play and the movie script. In his creation of the film some altercations are made to convey the desired central point. Changes in things such as the scenes, portrayal of characters, and mood are used to help shape the plot. These changes are caused by the different ways in which these forms of literature are presented.

There can be many reasons for this but the main one is because “The presence of the camera, lights, microphones, special effects, and music all serve to enhance a film actor’s performance”( Eugene), these are things that are nearly impossible to incorporate into a play, due to it being live. The first occurrence of this can be seen the introduction scene of the movie where the girls are dancing in the woods which during the time was interoperated as witchcraft. This scene is no were to be found in the play but there is an instance where it is heard about in the dialogue. The reason this is presented within the film and not the play is for dramatic effect. This scene uses foreshadowing to change the mood and perception of the audience. There is an few scenes that took place in different settings between them. This is possibly because of the restrictions a stage has or for effect, there is a downpour of rain in many of the scenes before the trials. Another occurrence of changes in scenes can be seen at the very end. The play ends with john Proctors refusal to admit to witchcraft, while the movie ends with him being hung. This changes main effect is enhancement of the conclusion instead of leaving it to