The Crucible Coursework
Excitement, nervousness, stress, anxiety, suspense, unease, and apprehension are all forms of dramatic tension that Miller creates throughout the Crucible. Dramatic tension is created by Miller throughout the Crucible in many ways. Straightaway, the title of the play, "the Crucible" implies to the audience of the tension that is to come in the play. Miller names the play "the Crucible" to represent the puritanical society of Salem, the historic people of Salem wanted to purify each other from the Devil's work, they even went to the extent of killing their fellow neighbours in order to purify them. The variety of characters involved in the witch trials all combine to create suspense. Miller creates vivid personalities for the main characters in the play, the characters are contrasting and their relationships between each other create tension. Speech directions influence how the characters speak and act. The stage settings crafted by Miller create tension, especially in Act 3, in the court room scene where there is dramatic tension created by the characters arguing vigorously with each other.
Miller uses the setting of "The Crucible" to create dramatic tension. The play took place in a newly made colony called Salem at the time of 1692. Miller describes the in such a way that it creates an atmosphere of tension throughout the play. Salem was surrounded by wilderness; some of Salem's people were killed from tribes that were from these forests. The religious leaders were fiercely puritanical and protective of their religion, a form of protestant Christianity. The religious leaders were so zealous and paranoid about their religious beliefs and authority being challenged or diminished by outside influences, that their control of people in Salem was extremely restrictive. This lead to a constant atmosphere of suspicion; a "two man patrol" was sent out during times of worship to spy on and take the names of, those who were either lounging beside the meeting house or working in their fields. Miller uses this suspicious atmosphere of accusing people of witches in Salem as an allegory for the times of accusing people of being a communist spy in America in the 1950's. Miller describes the people of Salem as unreasonable, stubborn and ridiculously protective of their children. Miller shows this ignorance when he says that the people of Salem believed they held "the candle that would light the world" and that "their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom, lest their New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong ways and deceitful ideas".
Excitement, nervousness, stress, anxiety, suspense, unease, and apprehension are all forms of dramatic tension that Miller creates throughout the Crucible. Dramatic tension is created by Miller throughout the Crucible in many ways. Straightaway, the title of the play, "the Crucible" implies to the audience of the tension that is to come in the play. Miller names the play "the Crucible" to represent the puritanical society of Salem, the historic people of Salem wanted to purify each other from the Devil's work, they even went to the extent of killing their fellow neighbours in order to purify them. The variety of characters involved in the witch trials all combine to create suspense. Miller creates vivid personalities for the main characters in the play, the characters are contrasting and their relationships between each other create tension. Speech directions influence how the characters speak and act. The stage settings crafted by Miller create tension, especially in Act 3, in the court room scene where there is dramatic tension created by the characters arguing vigorously with each other.
Miller uses the setting of "The Crucible" to create dramatic tension. The play took place in a newly made colony called Salem at the time of 1692. Miller describes the in such a way that it creates an atmosphere of tension throughout the play. Salem was surrounded by wilderness; some of Salem's people were killed from tribes that were from these forests. The religious leaders were fiercely puritanical and protective of their religion, a form of protestant Christianity. The religious leaders were so zealous and paranoid about their religious beliefs and authority being challenged or diminished by outside influences, that their control of people in Salem was extremely restrictive. This lead to a constant atmosphere of suspicion; a "two man patrol" was sent out during times of worship to spy on and take the names of, those who were either lounging beside the meeting house or working in their fields. Miller uses this suspicious atmosphere of accusing people of witches in Salem as an allegory for the times of accusing people of being a communist spy in America in the 1950's. Miller describes the people of Salem as unreasonable, stubborn and ridiculously protective of their children. Miller shows this ignorance when he says that the people of Salem believed they held "the candle that would light the world" and that "their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom, lest their New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong ways and deceitful ideas".
