Comparing The Crucible with The Titanic and The Woman in...

Comparing The Crucible with The Titanic and The Woman in Black The Crucible is a historical drama set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The play was presented in a minimalist style. The characters were all puritan which meant they were very simply dressed with dull colours. Living in a small village they would all be interested in each others business. The characters would all be desperate to keep their names ‘white’, some of the characters for example Ann Putnam would have also benefited from the blackening of her neighbors names. This was because if someone was condemned a witch then their land would be sold cheap. Most of the themes centre on religion. ‘The Titanic’ was a non-naturalistic, documentary drama. It was set in a†¦show more content†¦All the characters attention was on him when he spoke. The speeches would be delivered calmly and loudly. This also would show the contrast when Proctor would be yelling passionately. This scene is similar to ‘The Titanic’ in respects to the difference in status that is shown when the steward is spoken to without politeness by the first class ladies. ‘The Titanic’ was non-naturalistic and many of the actors had multi roles and would change character on stage whereas in The Crucible the actors kept their characters and they were meant to be believable to the audience. However both plays had elements of melodrama. ‘The Titanic’ used it to add humor and to highlight the stereo types of the different class and over exaggerate them to make the differences more obvious. The Crucible used melodrama at the end to show the audience the passion of John Proctor and how tragic the whole play is. Where melodrama had been used it is meant to be taken seriously and if all the actors keep in character then it is believable to the audience. ‘The Woman in Black’ is a supernatural thriller set in 1940’s in London. Flash backs are used to tell the story same as in ‘The Titanic’. It is similar to The Crucible because they both contain supernatural forces. The Crucible and ‘The Titanic’ were both based on true events whereas ‘The Woman in Black’ is a fictional story. The Crucible had many of the characters scared and hysterical but no