The_Crucible_–_Use_Of_Language

The Crucible – Use Of Language Louise Cowley The Crucible – Use Of Language The fact that Miller uses language from the period in which the play is set adds to the authenticity, giving the characters more credibility and so are more believable – once again this is a device that Miller uses to perpetuate his flair for realism making his work stand out from the popular plays of the time. Mrs. Putnam: ‘The Devil’s touch is heavier than sick. It’s death y’know, it’s death driving into them, forked and hoofed.’ Language such as this conveys to the audience the setting and the strong religious and supernatural believes of the people of Salem. The heavy influence of death and the Devil create tension in their own right, but it become even more unsettling to hear such a strong use of imagery and language demonstrating the people’s absolute and unquestioning belief in the Devil and witchcraft before anything else. Such a strong use of language coupled with the heavy religious overtones create the feeling, right for the start of the play, that the people speaking are irrational, and dangerously so. Miller also can use the theme of witchcraft and Heaven vs. Hell to create scenes including vivid imagery. In Act 3 crucible, language, proctor, danforth, play, hale, create, tension, questions, people, out, miller, court, salem, religious, one, dramatic, characters, act, witchcraft, strong, status, speech, shall, order, now, know, fear, emotional, different, devil, death, bird, become