These are your essay questions for the practice essay. Remember, you are only writing one!! The dealine for this is Monday 8th January. If you are clever you will do it now and not have to worry about it over the holidays. However, I know you all and they will probably all be scraped together on the 7th!!!
1. From "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, choose one scene or episode which you consider to be laced with tension. Briefly examine the positioning of the scene or episode in the play and then show how the tension is created.
2. Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" is a play based on the theme of truth and justice. Choose a character from the play who is either seeking the truth, avoiding the truth or hiding the truth. Explain to what extent the character achieves their aim and discuss how the dramatist uses the situation to reveal important aspects of the character's role in the play as a whole.
3. "The Crucible" is a play whose main theme concerns are power, corruption and hypocracy. Choose one of these themes and explain how it is introduced by Miller. Also discuss to what extent you found the way it is explored in the play helped to enhance your understanding of this particular theme.
Friday, December 15, 2006
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