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Explore the dramatic significance of Act 2 in ‘The Crucible.’ What might Arthur Miller have been suggesting to the original audience about society at that time?
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Explore the dramatic significance of Act 2 in 'The Crucible.' What might Arthur Miller have been suggesting to the original audience about society at that time? At the end of the previous act several younger members of their puritan community had been caught dancing in the forest, instead of admitting their guilt they accused several older woman of being in league with the devil. These women had been arrested and were placed in court and then in prison for offences that they had not committed. Abigail was the main accuser and she has command over the other girls. She is a very charismatic leader and she can get the girls to do what she wants. The whole plot revolves around her and her affair with John Proctor. Act 2 is set in the farmhouse in which John Proctor lives with his wife Elizabeth. When he walks...
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