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American literature creative analysis task

American literature creative analysis task. Koh Yi Zhe, EDWARD TAN, SEE YONGSONG, Jonathan Tan. About the play. Play by William’s college Produced on march 9 2013. ABOUT THE PLAY (CTD). NORMAL STAGE PROPS USED: ONLY ONE TABLE (MULTI-PURPOSE)

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American literature creative analysis task

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  1. American literature creative analysis task Koh Yi Zhe, EDWARD TAN, SEE YONGSONG, Jonathan Tan

  2. About the play • Play by William’s college • Produced on march 9 2013

  3. ABOUT THE PLAY (CTD) • NORMAL STAGE • PROPS USED: ONLY ONE TABLE (MULTI-PURPOSE) • NUMEROUS less significant CHARACTERS were NOT MENTIONED/USED • Hathorne • Giles • Rebecca • Susanna • Clothings of the children: dull, “one-style”- puritan lifestyle, constrained lifestyle

  4. ANALYSIS OF THE PLAY

  5. Act 1

  6. Background, foreshadowing “Flashback” to events prior to the act

  7. Setting Table used as Betty’s bed

  8. Characterisation Parris Abigail

  9. Parris Questioning abigail • Circling around her • THREATENING VOICE • EMPHASISES AGAIN PARRIS’ SELF REPUTATION AND ABIGAIL’S LYING • POSSIBLE FORESHADOWING TO ACT 3 IN COURT

  10. “SEDUCTION” OF PROCTOR • Not as intimate as in the book • Distancing with each other • Possible explanation: Cold feelings since long ago • attempt by director to change the plot? Easier to enter the theme of revenge at the end of the play (Abby to Proctor)

  11. Parris’ self esteem • Repetition of “I will sing with them, I will not talk to them. I will sing with them, I will not talk to them….” • EMPHASISES THE POINT OF HIS CONSCIOUSNESS OF HIS REPUTATION

  12. MaSS HYSTERIA • ADD DESCRIPTION

  13. ACT 2

  14. SETTING • Sense of guilt?

  15. CONVERSATION IN “BED” • Irritation from Elizabeth’s remarks • AVOIDANCE – NUMEROUS SIGNS IN THE PLAY

  16. CONVERSATION WITH MARY WARREN • Initial fear of her master • MORE CONFIDENT OF HERSELF AS SHE CONFRONTS PROCTOR • THE HEAVY RESPECT AND POSSIBY FEAR OF THE COURT is being depicted • Power of the court Mary Warren

  17. Hale’s arrival • FIRM, EMOTIONLESS, STRICT (STARK CONTRAST TO HIS CHARACTER IN ACT3 AN 4) • “sit!” to proctor and Elizabeth even when he is in another person’s house. • Sitting positions: “Might”/importance of the church • 10 commandments recital: FURTHER AVOIDANCE/DISTANCE BTW THE TWO

  18. Cheever’s entrance and Elizabeth being taken away • cheever’s huge reaction to the poppet: stuttering with disbelief when he saw the popper • Proctor’s huge defence against taking elizabeth- Signifying proctor truly loved her, as well as the start of his “rebellions” against the law

  19. Act 3

  20. Court Scene • Setting - Generally dark setting. Stage lights only on Danforth– purity, truth Use of speech: • Pauses • Authoritative speech, imposing height of the actor, increase in volume • Repetitive use of language – “look at me only”

  21. Differences between play and text • Danforth interrogates Mary Warren in the absence of the Abigail and the girls, while in the play Abigail and the girls are already in the court at the start of Mary’s interrogation. • Omission of certain parts of the trials – dancing in the woods, Parris’ lie, Elizabeth’s puppet

  22. act 4

  23. AFTER ELIZABETH TELLS HER LIE…… • ELIZABETH’S PORTRAYAL OF Mix feelings • Proctor’s admittance to lechery • HER LIE PUTTING HER HUSBAND IN GREATER PERIL

  24. HALE SPEAKING UP FOR PROCTOR Hale speaking up for Proctor • TRANSFORMATION OF CHARACTER FROM ACT2 • Slightly begging, fearful tone • MEANWHILE….. • Danforth circles around the “courtroom” • Shows signs of uncertainty and undecisiveness DANFORTH CIRCLING AROUND THE COURTROOM

  25. Abigail’s pretence • Abigail’s last attempt to cover up her wrongdoings. • stands up and scrambles hastily to her feet, and pointing to Mary Warren. • NO MENTION OF A YELLOW BIRD IN THE PLAY (HARD TO DEPICT OUT IN AN ACTUAL PLAY?) • The other girls tried to get close to mary warren, and backing off immediately

  26. Abigail’s pretence (ctd) • Screaming wildly • ABIGAIL AND GIRLS CRAWLING ON THE FLOOR • Enhance effect of the “witchcraft” cast on them • Mary exiting the stage to the audience • ENGAGEMENT of the audience • MORE LIFELIKE (HAPPENING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES)

  27. Betty’s pretence • Proctor extend his arm out to Mary • girls chant “Don’t do it”, and slowly increases in frequency. • Stage lights at the back. Danforth and the judges start to crowd to Mary and further intensifies the tension.   • Everything is happening in front at the first row- lifelike

  28. Betty’s pretence • The judges start to look and move towards John Proctor in the play. Proctor falls at the staircase • Suppression by the judges • Mass hysteria over witchcraft matter • John proctor crawls on the floor • Proctor crawls on the stage, and starts to “confess” • “You are pulling down heaven and raising up a whore” • DIRECTOR’S EMPHASIS

  29. ACT 4

  30. SETTING

  31. ELIZABETH ENTERS THE STAGE • CARRIES A LAMP- SIGNIFIES SHE AS THE ONLY PERSON THAT IS STILL MORALLY UPRIGHT, AND KNOWS WHAT IS RIGHT, ONLY PERSON LEFT BY PROCTOR’S SIDE

  32. ELIZABETH’S CONVERSATION WITH PRCOTOR • Instead of talking to Elizabeth, sitting up, Proctor lies there, while Elizabeth pats his back, NOT FACING EACH OTHER • It probably shows the tension and possibly awkwardness of the couple.

  33. SIGNING OF CONFESSION • Hesitation • Second name • Parris in charge

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