Millers Presentation of the Theme Of Greed And Envy...

Millers Presentation of the Theme Of Greed And Envy within The Crucible The Crucible was written in 1953 by Arthur Miller in the time of the cold war, although the play was set in 1692. The play is about a town called Salem in America and about the witch-hunts that took place there. Because it was written in this time period there is a feeling of mistrust, greed and envy echoed in the play. Arthur Miller plays on these feelings and produces a theme of greed and envy that is critical to the whole play. I will be discussing this theme further. Miller first introduces the theme of greed and envy by creating many social tensions in Act 1. We can tell there are social tensions because of the way†¦show more content†¦We can tell there are social tensions between most of the characters because of the stage directions too. For instance when Proctor and Parris are having an argument (pg 25) there is a stage direction that says Proctor goes angrily to the door and turns to Corey with a smile. Because of this direction we know that what Proctor is about to say is a taunt to Parris to evoke an emotion. Whereas, if the stage direction was not there we could interpret what he is going to say as having some different meaning. It is important to have this stage direction at this point to show the audience that there are social pressures within the play between the characters. A director could choose to interpret these authors notes about social status in many ways; such as he could subtly merge the notes into the play by changing the speech or actions of the characters. Another way they could interpret these notes, are with a PowerPoint presentation where the characters go into a freeze frame. A character could just read out a shortened version of the notes, or even a copy of the notes could be handed out at the beginning of the play for the viewers to read at their own leisure. It is important for the audience to be aware of the authors notes in order to gain a better understanding of theShow MoreRelatedManagement Course: Mba−10 General Management215330 Words   |  862 Pagesattempt to identify and project how well a company is performing have been overwhelmed by the frequency and magnitude of these economic groundswells. In today’s competitive climate, where the changes outside a business exceed the productive changes within a business , a company’s future viability is clearly under enormous stress. To maintain business growth and a sustained economy, it is essential for managers to understand and find solutions for these and other fundamental wide-ranging issues. The