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 Post subject: Play: The Crucible
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One of the finest works of American drama. Working on it has only made me realize is brilliance even further. And John Hale and John Proctor are two of the greatest characters, ever.

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 Post subject: Re: Play: The Crucible
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One of the finest works of American drama. Working on it has only made me realize is brilliance even further. And John Hale and John Proctor are two of the greatest characters, ever.

Share your praise for this excellent play.


my school is putting it on in 2 weeks, i plan on going at least twice

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My girlfriend was at a practice tonight. The play isn't until march though. I've read the play and watched the movie at school.

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My girlfriend was at a practice tonight. The play isn't until march though. I've read the play and watched the movie at school.


Who's she playing?

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We did a class production of this when we studied it, and I had to be Abigail. She was the one who was having an affair with John Proctor. I had to put on my sexy voice... So embarrassing! :oops:

I liked this play, but I prefer "Death of a Salesman" from Arthur Miller. :D He was a great, great writer, evident in "The Crucible" and "Death of a Salesman." It was amazing to read each of them and compare the content of each story. One captured the hysteria and idiocy of the Salem Witch Trials as compared to the sheer outrageousness of McCarthyism and the other spoke of the American Dream and what it's become. The former angered the reader as we witnessed the stupidity that led to many deaths, and the latter saddened us as this common man tries to rediscover his dreams and fails. Miller had a good mind for realistic fiction and injecting historical aspects into his work, but he inflicts emotion into the reader, which is his best attribute as a writer.

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I've been known to play a mean Reverend Parris.


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Haha that's awesome. All of the characters are so fun to play, each having their own nuances and secret vendettas.

I'm actuallty not a huge fan of Death of a Salesman. My favorite Miller play (besides the Crucible) is After The Fall. Such an incredible play.

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I love this play.

I read it in Jr. High, but we also listend to this audio tape version that totally killed it for me.

The worst part was when they re-enacted the part when Giles Correy is "pressed" with stones.

The sound effects were so bad. All I could do was laugh.

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inadvertent imitation wrote:
I've been known to play a mean Reverend Parris.


Haha that's awesome. All of the characters are so fun to play, each having their own nuances and secret vendettas.

I'm actuallty not a huge fan of Death of a Salesman. My favorite Miller play (besides the Crucible) is After The Fall. Such an incredible play.


Heh, I just love Parris' pseudo-sarcasm and attitude during Danforth's first appearance. Awesome.


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By far one of the greatest plays ever. =)

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I just say my schools production of it and i thought it was amazing. Great dialoge, great.

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