Form, Structure, and Dramatic Techniques (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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The Crucible's form
The Crucible's form
Four-act tragic allegory
Historical event depicted in The Crucible
Historical event depicted in The Crucible
1692 Salem witch trials
1950s event Miller critiques allegorically
1950s event Miller critiques allegorically
Anti-communist witch hunts (McCarthyism)
Aristotle's three classical unities
Aristotle's three classical unities
Unity of time, place, and action
Act 1's dramatic function
Act 1's dramatic function
Exposition and ignition (establishes powder keg)
Act 3's climactic events
Act 3's climactic events
Proctor confesses adultery; Mary Warren turns on him
Dramatic irony definition
Dramatic irony definition
Audience possesses knowledge that characters lack
Elizabeth's crucial Act 3 lie
Elizabeth's crucial Act 3 lie
She denies John's adultery to protect him
Technique representing hysteria's spread
Technique representing hysteria's spread
Repetition and choral effects
Proctor's torn confession symbolises
Proctor's torn confession symbolises
Moral courage/integrity over survival