Analysis of the crucible

Analysis of The Crucible

The language used in The Crucible is Arthur Miller’s adapted version of the language spoken at the times found in the actual court records of the trials. The language in general is archaic, giving you the feeling that it is a very different society being portrayed, for example the very first line of the play is “My Betty be hearty soon?’ from Tituba. The language given to the characters is similar to that of the existing bible of the time that the settlers would have brought with them from England, King James (‘Authorised’) version. Many of the phrases used are also exaggerated, made more visual so they will better suit the play, for example when John Proctor describes his wife’s behaviour as ‘an everlasting funeral’.
We were set the task of acting out part of a scene from the Crucible. This was to be done using forum theatre, with directors comments or as a rehearsal. This meant that we had to show different ways of acting out t...