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Arthur Miller Influence On The Crucible

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The playwright Arthur Miller gained critical acclaim in the 1950s. His work exists today on broadway and stages throughout the world. Arthur Miller was able to take the modern social world and turn it into a drama that his audiences could easily understand. Arthur Miller is a son of Jewish immigrants and was born in Harlem, New York. His father name was Isadore Miller, he was a jewish immigrant from Poland(source 2). Arthur MIller’s first success was his first play Death of a Salesman(source 2). Arthur attended the University of Michigan, it was at michigan he wrote his first plays(source 2). He married his college girlfriend, Mary Grace Slattery in 1940; they had two children named John and Robert(source 2). While attending the University …show more content…

In an article published by “The Guardian” one reviewer said The Crucible captivated and horrified me and i never knew a play could be so engulfing or lasting. I would recommend it to anyone, for it will last way beyond the last page, in fact I have a feeling that I will remember it for the rest of my life(source 7). The House of Un-American Activities Committee called Miller to appear before them because of his play The Crucible, but he refused to comply with their demands(source 7). His third most famous play is After The Fall first produced in 1964 this play is about when a lawyer relieves scenes from his past that test his ability to relate to the women in his life, he is forced to accept responsibility for his actions(source 1). His fifth famous play was The Price produced in 1968 this play revisits much of the territory that was part of millers social consciousness throughout his career as a dramatists(source 1). His last almost famous play is Homely Girl, A Life published in 1992 he turns his attention to a smaller, more intimate, canvas, but one that in its deceptive delicacy still encompasses a vast range of human fears, ambitions, and desires. Janice—the eponymous homely girl—has hated her face ever since she was a child and her mother held up Ivory Snow advertisements to her, saying, “Now that is beauty.” Homely she is, but also fiercely herself. Still,it is not until she falls in love with a blind musician that she feels her full nature unfold in this exquisite portrait of a woman finding a language to describe

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