Maintaining Audiences Interest in The Crucible by Arthur...

Maintaining Audiences Interest in The Crucible by Arthur Miller There are many ways in which Arthur Miller Captures and maintains the audiences interest in his 20th Century play, The Crucible. Right from the start of the play Arthur Miller uses Dramatic devices such as curiosity to capture the audiences interest. He maintains the audiences interest right throughout the text by using themes, which are still relevant today. He also uses the storyline to maintain the audiences interest. Arthur Miller uses the language in a very attention-grabbing way, as I have found that his description/portrayal of characters and when he directly addresses the audience also helps to maintain the audiences interest. Arthur Miller wrote†¦show more content†¦This creates a special bond with the reader and the text and it helps to capture their interest. The main themes in the text are; The Supernatural; Betrayal; Love; Hysteria; Violence; Insanity; lust; Passion; Loyalty and Jealousy. These themes help to add more detail to the play hence making it more enjoyable and interesting because many of them are still relevant to day. The theme of love is a prominent feature in the play, which will still be relevant to an audience of the future as well. This theme is displayed throughout the text, but first appears when we see Abigail and proctor together and talking about the past. The theme of the supernatural is also consistent and it is what makes the story so interesting. The Devil seems to play a rather large part in the society. Anything linked to abnormality is linked to the devil. It is a marvel. It is surely a stroke of hell upon you, yet again an accusation of Goody Putnam that the Devil is upon Betty. It seems that Goody Putnam is having fun making these accusations, which could ruin Reverend Parris establishment in Salem. It refers to Goody Putnam being shiny-eyed and very pleased with it while accusing Parris household. The theme of hysteria is the base of the story, this is because people keep accusing each other of witchcraft to get of