Louise Cowley The Crucible – Use Of Language The fact that Miller uses language from the period in which the play is set adds to the authenticity, giving the characters more credibility and so are more believable – once again this is a device that Miller uses to perpetuate his flair for realism making his work stand out from the popular plays of the time. Mrs. Putnam: ‘The Devil’s touch is heavier than sick. It’s …showed first 75 words of 1077 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1077 total…also slightly different, as he doesn’t use anywhere near as much negative religious language as the rest of the characters do. He doesn’t believe in witchcraft and the only religious overtones to his speech are expressed as he holds God up as his guide and not the justice of Salem. His use of language also removes him from the crowd of other characters, as well as Danforth and Hale, but for different reasons.