Key Scenes & Proxemics
Mapping power, isolation, and hysteria on stage
Using space as a weapon
In Puritan Salem, touch and intimacy are socially policed. That means proxemics becomes dramatic action: invading someone’s space reads as power, threat, accusation, and control. Use this simulator to practise writing concrete staging explanations (where people stand, how far apart, and what that makes the audience understand).
Exam focus
Set your exam board to see what the selected board’s task rewards when you write about staging and proxemics.
❄️ The Cold Marriage (Act 2)
What happens: John and Elizabeth eat dinner in their farmhouse. The tension of John’s affair hangs between them.
Exam focus: proxemics + staging notesSynopsis & Journeys
From whispered rumours to the gallows.
Context & History
1692 Salem, Puritanism, McCarthy allegory.
Characters & Acting
Status, control, and ensemble hysteria.
Key Scenes & Proxemics
Forest / farmhouse / courtroom / jail staging.
Themes & Quotes
Reputation, fear, authority — performance-led.
Design Elements
Set / lighting / sound / costume.