Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The crucible
well... not how I wanted it to end, but since it never really said that John was hanged, I'm just gonna pretend that he escaped somehow and he and Elizabeth ran away together. With that said, lets get into characters. First off, I really,really dislike Abigail. She is a delusion, homewreaking nut job that deserves to be locked up in the looney bin. Did she honestly think that John was going to come running back to her after she got half the town hanged? Really? The icing on the cake was when she and Mercy just go quietly into the night after they figure out this isn't going to work out in Abigail's favor. Next is Elizabeth and John, as you may know by now, I'm a sucker for a happy ending, so I was really disappointed with what ended up happening. It's obvious that unless the town is over its hysteria by the time Elizabeth gives birth, she will be hanged too. Which is sad because that leaves 4 children orphaned for stupidity. Mary Warren, Oh!(clap) My!(clap) God!(clap) if she wasn't such a follower and didn't sew the gosh darn poppet, Elizabeth and John wouldn't have been in this mess.As for the other characters, either I didn't like them, or I don't feel as though they play a big enough role for me to mention.Overall I liked how Miller was able to bring forth the issues of his time through the issues of the Salem Witch times. I actually felt the whole McCarthyism vibe, even though I was being entertained.
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I just saw you clapping the whole "Oh My Gosh" about Mary Warren in my head. I completely agree though, about John and the fantasy of him and Elizabeth running off into safety. (: Good post.
ReplyDeleteGirl, I feel the same way! Oh (clap) my (clap) God (clap).
ReplyDeleteAbigail got out as soon as she figured out nothing good was gonna happen for her. Ridiculous.
If this was a Facebook status, I'd like it. Oh Alijah, I love how you put things. You never fail to make me laugh. Well put girl, well put. Your writing brings out emotions, and usually, they're ones that make people really get into whatever the topic is. You're awesome! Lol
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