‘I have confessed myself! Is there no good penitence but it be made public?’ (Proctor, The Crucible)
Compare how both texts explore that the judgement from others influences our understanding of ourselves.

Both texts suggest that the primary reason people lie and gossip is to protect their own secrets and motives. Discuss.

Compare the presence of discrimination and prejudice in both texts.

Discuss the different representations of women in each text.

Both texts highlight a reliance on friends and family in order to feel accepted. Discuss.

‘Then Sergeant Farrat left Tilly’s side to stand and deliver a sermon of sorts. He spoke of love and hate and the power of both…’ (The Dressmaker)
Compare how in both texts, the emotions of love and hate mutually exist and continue to war with one another.

‘Molly Dunnage came to Dungatar with babe-in-arms to start a new life. She hoped to leave behind her troubles, but hers was a life lived with trouble travelling alongside…’ (Sergeant Farrat, The Dressmaker)
‘I see now your spirit twists around the single error of my life, and I will never tear it free!’ (John Proctor to Goody Proctor, The Crucible)
Compare how both texts suggest that it is impossible to break free of your past.

Discuss how The Crucible and The Dressmaker celebrate being different but suggest it is not widely accepted in society.