Monday, 14 October 2013

The Crucible Notes


  • Given Circumstances:
    • Roots of understanding -> previous action
    • In Medias Rest
    • Polar attitudes
      • pendulum swings
  • Characters are evil (most)
    • Change -> beliefs and attitudes
    • The way you've changed
  • The way to see the play
    • dramatic actions of the characters
    • characters evolving
    • Reactions
    • Archetypes
  • Dialogue
    • helps you understand the setting
    • facade
  • 'Special World'
    • creating a planet for your play
    • creating a special world of isolation for your play
  • Religious Beliefs
  • Environmental situation
  • Social environment
  • Political environment
  • Economic environment
  • Geographical
  • Time
Use the things in bold to strip the play down and to identify the key aspects easier

  • Prejudices
    • beliefs
    • tolerance
    • intolerance
    • inner-environment of the play
  • Characters may not change but the attitudes might change

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