Discuss how Arthur Miller builds-up tension in Act Two of The crucible

Tension, the suspense and drama of this play, is created and built up to great amounts and in various ways during Act two. This was most likely influenced by the events taking place at the time Miller wrote the drama. McCarthyism was a large part of Millers life and the comparisons between the unfair and unjustified trials of Salem and America greatly affected the play, for instance: the tense relationships between Miller and others at the time of McCarthyism could have been reflected on to the characters. Resulting in adaptations of the facts, such as the raising o Abigail’s age and decreasing the number of “girls involved in the ‘crying out.’”

This could also have been reflected onto the relationships between characters, such as John and Elizabeth.

In the scene between John and Elizabeth there is large amounts on tension brought out through the awkwardness in their speech and actions. Especially as Miller is extremely descriptive in his stage directions we can see tha...