Water Words

What aspects of 'The Crucible' can you analyse?

Structure

staging / setting / costume / stage directions / genre / plot development / pace /suspense / emotion / melodrama / tension...

Character

relationships / development / complexity / strengths and weaknesses / language use...

Historical background

Communism / McCarthyism / Salem...

Themes

power / women / status / conscience / loyalty / identity / change / fear / 

envy / revenge / reputation / hysteria / religious intolerance...

Language

stage directions / speech / biblical / Latin / education / power...

Imagery and symbolism

heat and fire / cold / light / crucible / birds / law...