The Crucible - Use Of Language
The fact that Miller uses language from the period in which the play is set adds to the authenticity, giving the characters more credibility and so are more believable - once again this is a device that Miller uses to perpetuate his flair for realism making his work stand out from the popular plays of the time.Mrs. Putnam: 'The Devil's touch is heavier than sick. It's death y'know, it's death driving into them, forked and hoofed.' Language such as this conveys to the audience the setting and the strong religious and supernatural believes of the people of Salem. The heavy influence of death and the Devil create tension in their own right, but it become even more unsettling to hear such a strong use of imagery and language demonstrating the people's absolute and unquestioning belief in the Devil and witchcraft before anything else. Such a strong use of language coupled with the heavy religious overtones create the feeling, right for the start of the play, that the people speaking are irrational, and dangerously so. Miller also can use the theme of witchcraft and Heaven vs. Hell to create scenes including vivid imagery. In Act 3 Abigail tells the court that she sees Mary Wa
and now you bid me tear the light from my eyes. ' At the end of Act 2, 3 and 4 Proctor is the one person who tries to show the truth to the people of Salem. rren's spirit about to attack, in order to incriminate Mary. Despite knowing that there is no bird the suggestion of one coupled with evil spirits looming over the court heightens the tension with massive dramatic effect. The questions cease to be innocent but become veiled threats - an everyday reminder that anyone can effectively have you hanged with one accusation. He doesn't believe in witchcraft and the only religious overtones to his speech are expressed as he holds God up as his guide and not the justice of Salem. I hear the boot of Lucifer, I see his filthy face.
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