Stage directions

Stage directions

1. Act 1

   • The sunlight streaming through the window contrasts with the dark, oppressive events
     • Page 1: "There is a narrow window at the left. Through its leaded panes the morning sunlight streams
   • Something is clearly wrong as betty is inert- makes the audience question it
     • Page 1: "Betty Parris, aged ten, is lying on the bed, inert
   • Parris likes to make a spectacle of himself; he's very intent on appearences
     • Page 1: "Reverand Parris is discovered kneeling beside the bed, EVIDENTLY in prayer
   • The candle burning next to Betty's bed symbolises hope
     • Page 1: "A candle still burns"

2. Act 2

   • The darkness of the room keeps things hidden- the secrets in the marriage
   • The long room allows Proctor and Elizabeth to keep thier physical distance from each other- a metaphor for their emotional distance
     • Page 41: "rather long living room"