Below you will find a list of clickable links to short clips from the production.
Act I
Wings: |
Parris believes that Betty may fly out of the room when he’s gone |
Abigail Solo: |
The production suggests that Abigail genuinely suffered trauma because her parents were murdered before her eyes |
Exam: |
Hale examines Betty with exaggerated gesticulation |
Act II
Mouse No More: |
A pleasant exchange between Proctor and Elizabeth sours immediately when he finds his instructions have not been heeded |
Bedtime: |
A comic sequence provided by Arthur Miller in which Mary gets in a pickle when it comes to going to bed |
Up and Down: |
Elizabeth finds herself negotiating a complex social dance when Hale arrives |
Elizabeth’s Arrest: |
Elizabeth plays the role of mistress of the house and humble wife on her arrest |
Act III
Giles and Francis: |
A comic moment when Francis moves to stop Parris answering for him, as Parris previously did for Giles |
Act IV
Forgiveness: |
Proctor feels the need to gain Elizabeth’s forgiveness when he decides to confess to the false charge of witchcraft |
Finale: |
The final lines of the play show how Hale is still hostile to Elizabeth as a woman and how she responds to this relationship |