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A review by ejreadswords
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“Until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven.”
Great characters, and a fable in a sense that is “always relevant.” Our President-elect loves to use the term “witch hunt,” and he should look in the mirror and wonder why he’s constantly being accused, blamed, etc. for the transgressions he’s made. Oy vey.
“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
Reading the play with classmates and popcorning roles was a lot of fun as we prepare to work on the play in our Technique class this upcoming semester (and we each had a couple beverages of liquid courage in us, so this made it a bit more fun, hehe). At the time I’m writing this, we’re just halfway through reading it, but meeting up again next week to finish the play. Some delicious dialogue that we get to say! That’s part of the beautiful immersion of this play.
Earlier in the day I listened to the L.A. Theatre Works production of The Crucible, and I loved it. Really was exciting to listen to (I wish I was able to watch it, but this was still really cool). Like a campfire story! Helped inspire me to make choices when I was reciting some passages from The Crucible with my friends.
Great characters, and a fable in a sense that is “always relevant.” Our President-elect loves to use the term “witch hunt,” and he should look in the mirror and wonder why he’s constantly being accused, blamed, etc. for the transgressions he’s made. Oy vey.
“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
Reading the play with classmates and popcorning roles was a lot of fun as we prepare to work on the play in our Technique class this upcoming semester (and we each had a couple beverages of liquid courage in us, so this made it a bit more fun, hehe). At the time I’m writing this, we’re just halfway through reading it, but meeting up again next week to finish the play. Some delicious dialogue that we get to say! That’s part of the beautiful immersion of this play.
Earlier in the day I listened to the L.A. Theatre Works production of The Crucible, and I loved it. Really was exciting to listen to (I wish I was able to watch it, but this was still really cool). Like a campfire story! Helped inspire me to make choices when I was reciting some passages from The Crucible with my friends.