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To what Extent Can Dramatic Techniques Be Used to Emphasize The Rising Emotions That Occur in Act 1 of The Crucible?
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To what Extent Can Dramatic Techniques Be Used to Emphasize The Rising Emotions That Occur in Act 1 of The Crucible? Arthur Miller's "The Crucible", is a story of superstition, paranoia and bitter emotions towards the other people of Salem. In act 1 Betty, the young daughter of the infamous Reverend Parris, falls under a strange illness that leaves her inert in her small attic bedroom. Though this doesn't seem much, to the naive people of Salem it screams unholy witchcraft! This essay will explain and extend key dramatic parts of Act 1. Parris starts the scene by kneeling over poor Betty's inert body, lying upon her small bed. The only sound is the silent religious mutterings of Parris' prayers. Then suddenly out of nowhere comes the first dramatic part of the play: Parris: "Out of my sight This is dramatic because of the break in the silence and the show...
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