My Response
The movie and play, “The Crucible” was very intriguing to me because of the numerous storylines and plots that were weaving together throughout the movie and play. When our class was discussing the play in class, I learned some amazing insights from other students and I personally benefitted from their comments. They pointed out things I hadn’t noticed and might not have noticed without them. Reading the story with the different voices also helped me. With the story taking place long ago, I struggled to understand it fully, but as the readers continued to read and the students continued to ask questions, I understood more and more of the story line and the plot.
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Watching the movie also helped me understand the plot because I could see it happening in front of my eyes. Through the different ways we learned, watched, and read about “The Crucible,” I understood the material and information better.
The ending caught me off guard, though. When John Proctor was killed I felt confused and slightly angry because I didn’t understand. As Abigail boarded the ship to leave, I felt anger rise in me because of the cruel things Abby had done to that poor town. It breaks my heart to know that people actually treated other human beings with such hatred and remorse. Abigail should’ve received some amount of karma because she was the cause of the whole incident; yet, she is free and leaves without anyone stopping her. John Proctor dies and leaves Elizabeth as a widow, while Abby flees the town. The whole story is about Abby saving herself and being self-concerned and selfish.
The biggest lesson I learned from “The Crucible” was, don’t lie. Lying makes you become caught in a web of lies and sooner or later one lie will be discovered and will untangle your whole story. Lying isn’t worth the drama and pain it causes. “The Crucible” taught me if I lie, I will pay the price, eventually.
The ending caught me off guard, though. When John Proctor was killed I felt confused and slightly angry because I didn’t understand. As Abigail boarded the ship to leave, I felt anger rise in me because of the cruel things Abby had done to that poor town. It breaks my heart to know that people actually treated other human beings with such hatred and remorse. Abigail should’ve received some amount of karma because she was the cause of the whole incident; yet, she is free and leaves without anyone stopping her. John Proctor dies and leaves Elizabeth as a widow, while Abby flees the town. The whole story is about Abby saving herself and being self-concerned and selfish.
The biggest lesson I learned from “The Crucible” was, don’t lie. Lying makes you become caught in a web of lies and sooner or later one lie will be discovered and will untangle your whole story. Lying isn’t worth the drama and pain it causes. “The Crucible” taught me if I lie, I will pay the price, eventually.