The setting in The Crucible was one that was in Salem, Massachusetts in the late 17th century. Its setting is real as based on true story. In the play, the community used is superstitious and paranoid. With a strong aversion to witches, the play events occurred within a Puritan society. To make the setting real the actors use background and props which are identical to the setting of the Salem village. Due to the setting being intense and small it creates a dark and depressing atmosphere.
Question 1:
Humorous passage 1: "It (the umbrella) was made to be carried on the arm like an enormous ornamental bat and to allow one the opportunity to put on British airs as the atmospheric conditions demanded."
Humorous passage 2: "(The umbrella is) An item to be carried in the street, to be used to startle friends and—in the worst of cases—to fend off one’s creditors."
Question 2:
Passage 1 is funny because it compares the umbrella to an ornamental bat, which sounds weird in the first place. Plus, the umbrellas is said to be used by people who want to seem British, which is even more outrageously funny.
Passage 2 is funny because it treats the umbrella as a scary object which can be used even to fend off people you owe money to, which is absurd.
In both passages, the author uses tone and voice in a very witty way: he speaks seriously about absurdity, about unimaginable stuff. It is like an encyclopedia of weird and fun facts. That is what makes it funny: the contrast between a serious tone and larger than life images.
Answer:
D
Explanation:
Rising action
it's the action that is leading up to the climax.
