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What features of the first act of 'The Crucible' are designed to draw in and engage an audience?
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What features of the first act of 'The Crucible' are designed to draw in and engage an audience? In the first act, Arthur Miller draws in and engages an audience, using several different techniques, such as dramatic irony, the use of language, stage direction and allegory. It is important that the audience is interested in the first act, because then they will want to watch the rest of the play. Arthur Miller establishes the different characters to enable the audience to understand the rest of the play. The name of the play, 'the Crucible' is important to catch the potential audience's attention before they see the play. People would not necessarily know what the title means and because of this would be interested to find out what it means and what relevance it has to the play. The word 'Crucible' has several different meanings. One of these is 'a melting pot'. This...
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