In the beginning of the play “The Crucible”, one is left guessing what just happened and what is going to happen next. Betty is lying in front of her father almost lifeless and it’s easy to sense the awkwardness coming from Abigail as she watches upon everyone trying to diagnose and cure little Betty. You have a sense of foreshadowing that the movie completely does away with in the opening scene when everyone is …showed first 75 words of 358 total…

…showed last 75 words of 358 total…play has a very good way of showing that through the writing. The movie on the other hand tries too hard to add that little bit of Hollywood magic and results in ruining the true story effect that it already has. In a sense the movies loses most “real” dramatic element and leaves you not wanting more, where as the play gives you that spooky more “real” element and is much more to be desired.