The Crucible: The book vs the Screenplay

The Crucible is a story of witchcraft set in a time when vain enjoyment is forbidden and the length people will go to clear their name.
This essay will compare the play to the screenplay, it will find how the screenplay has interpreted the original play and whether it was successful in doing so.
The first act of the play, 'The Crucible', takes part in Reverend Parris' house where we are immediately presented with the beginnings of fears surrounding witchcraft. Parris, who leads his parishioners in a rigid lifestyle, is fearful that the actions of his daughter Betty and niece Abigail will h…