As class we decided that these are the areas and aspects of the crucible we can analyse:
Structure
staging / setting / costume / stage directions / genre / plot development / pace /suspense / emotion / melodrama / tension...
Character
relationships / development / complexity / strengths and weaknesses / language use...
Historical background
Communism / McCarthyism / Salem...
Themes
power / women / status / conscience / loyalty / identity / change / fear /
envy / revenge / reputation / hysteria / religious intolerance...
Language
stage directions / speech / biblical / Latin / education / power...
Imagery and symbolism
heat and fire / cold / light / crucible / birds / law...
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