Response to The Crucible

mis en scene

- the symbolism of the cross

- irony

- a fiery flickering cross
- cross on the stage floor
- 'kkk' reference
- god is not separate from us shown through the persistent use of crosses

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- shows the relationship between the characters on stage
- depth in the spacing of characters
- rarely was anything linear
- the way in which characters stood and where they stood really showed who was fighting for what and against who

Set

- minimalistic

- Proctor and Goody Proctor opening scene was "eerie but familiar"

- the fact that several different scenes took place in the same ground juxtaposed the happenings and emphasized each scene

Sound

- raw 

- natural

- simple

- heart beat/pulse of the play

- music was very fitting seemed almost natural

- the ticking noise in proctors house was ominous

- 'time is running out'  or 'your time is coming' ^

- The limited, strained, muffled yelling voice of Proctor reflected the frustration he felt from the disability to communicate and scream out righteous truth to the world

Casting

- Chris's height was perfect for the character of Danforth because just his extremely tall height alone dominated the entire courtroom and silently asserted his dominance

Lighting

- Martha Corey

- pure white fades into courtroom

- spotlight acted like a zoom tool in film. It kind of froze time and gave the impression that only the two talking mattered in the court room.