Context Essay!

[AT]

Hey everyone,
Just looking for some help in regards to the context essay (Section B). I have chosen to refer to the ideas in 'The Crucible' for the topic of 'Encountering Conflict.' I've decided to do a speech, which is a bit of a hybrid in some senses, yet I sometimes have trouble finding key events in the play to refer to. My speech is modeled around the recent wave of uprisings throughout the Middle East and Africa, and is essentially a speech to the people in regards to oppression. I often mould some quotes to fit my scenario, but generally I refer to Proctor's 'It is my name,' as well as the evident divisions within the community, as a result of an oppressive theocratic system.
I've mixed up my speeches a little more now, as they were beginning to sound repetitive and regurgitated, however I still need to find a few more suitable references to the play that I could incorporate effectively into my writing. I'm aware that I shouldn't refer to characters by their name in most cases, as the audience I am preaching to would have no idea who these people are. However, I do make references to 17th century Salem and draw comparisons between my scenario and the ideas of the Crucible.
Perhaps what I really need to work on is making it obvious that I am drawing on the ideas of The Crucible, as well as answering the prompt directly. Also, I tend to go from one thing to another, instead of including a clear cut comparison within the one sentence.
Any assistance in regards to key themes/ideas in the Crucible and how they relate to my scenario would be greatly appreciated. How can I make it blatantly obvious to the assessor that I am referring to the play and answering the prompt directly, without the use of the book title or characters.

Good luck for all your exams!

[AT]

Anyone got any ideas? Just looking for a few more!
Thanks.

[Zafaraaaa]

If you use quotes from the book within your speech, underline them (because some assessors mightn't notice) and I think you should use the book title in there, but just integrate your textual evidence indirectly

[AT]

If you use quotes from the book within your speech, underline them (because some assessors mightn't notice) and I think you should use the book title in there, but just integrate your textual evidence indirectly

The thing is, my targeted audience would most likely have no idea of the Crucible playwright or the characters. I refer to Salem and have already got ideas to link my scenario to the themes of the book but If anyone has any more 'complex' themes and ideas from the crucible that'd help a lot.

I've been using quote marks to incorporate quotes from the book and other sources, is it more useful or correct to underline them?

Thanks for the response.

[Zafaraaaa]

It'd be better to underline them (from what I've heard) if you're going to be incorporating them in a speech (I assume you're aiming for an indirect reference of the crucible?)

however, if you're saying something like... "As the playwright Arthur Miller once said "bla bla bla" [then you'd quote it for sure because you're saying HE said it] but if you're just seamlessly integrating the quote as part of a speech like:

It is our malevolence which ignites these insufferable tensions. We believed we held in our steady hands the candle that would light the world. (Because you're not actually quoting Miller this time, you're incorporating his quote from crucible into your OWN speech, so it's like you're saying it, so no need for quotation marks - but underline  it because some examiners can be a bit oblivious to these sorts of things haha

[AT]

Yeh you're right, it's better to make it as obvious as possible for the assessors, especially since I'm using an indirect reference to the playwright as you mentioned. I hope they can see the parallels drawn with the crucible, but I guess that's the risk of such an approach to the Context essay. The absence of a statement of intention doesn't help either.
That quote fits quite well actually, I'll have to look around for more of those. 
Thanks for clearing things up.