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GNGL + Crucible Comparative. Theme: Hysteria - Coggle Diagram
GNGL + Crucible Comparative. Theme: Hysteria
Something about self-sacrifice
"the tragic feeling is evoked in us when we are in the presence of a character who is ready to lay down his life, if need be, to secure one thing - his sense of personal dignity." - Sir Arthur Miller
The tragic hero is in this sense a tool for society's liberation, a morally dichotomous character turned martyr of the system, regardless of the hubris in its nature.
"In classical terms, the tragic hero represents communal fears bus instead of adding to the terror, [they] produce empathy. The transformation of anxiety, frenzy, and panic into compassion enables the tragic hero to make an impact on the community." - Soyica Diggs Colbert
Power
Abigail in the Crucible draws comparison to Lady Macbeth, however the nature of her initial accusation is out of desperation to spare herself from the public eye for her violations of communal norms.
Tituba’s language separation makes her an innate outsider from the rest of the community, leaving her an easy target to shift the public eye onto. Witchcraft is also viewed as this foreign and deceptive entity, at least initially in Salem, which makes the barrier between the community and Tituba easy to paint in this light.
The use of “Child” as a descriptor is used by Danforth to diminish Abigail’s power, despite Abigail sitting centremost at the societal manipulations affecting Danforth. This both shows the blind power which Abigail holds, and potentially is a sign that the domino effect the witchery accusations has caused has outgrown her. T
God versus the Devil as an allegory for Capitalism and Communism
“Man, remember, until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven.”
Witchcraft in the Crucible is a metaphor for society's imperfections, all manner of wrongdoings are justified under the supernatural force.
Word bank
Demagoguery: political activity or practices that seek support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument.
Portrayal of the "Other"
Black and White in the crucible = good and evil / division
Black and white may also be used to emphasise other elements, like shape, as in German expressionism, or emphasise moral greyness like in film noir
Black and white removes the film from reality, potentially permitting a more objective experience.
Dreamlike and nightmare like surreal aesthetic can amplify horror or confusion
Alternatively can make films seem more real, making films set pre-1960 seem more real, documentary like