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Dramatic Tension in a View from the Bridge Analysis
Drama
Tension
View From The Bridge
Trace the development of dramatic tension in this scene from the apparently innocuous conversation around the meal table to the closing tableau of the chair lifting episode which concludes the act This scene is the last in act one and is an important scene for building up drama and tension between the characters. Even the…
The Card game scene is an important dramatic scene in “Death of a Salesman”
Death of a Salesman
Drama
“Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller was written in 1949 and portrays, Willy Loman, a failing salesman in the last few days of his life. He is very caught up in the “American Dream” with the opportunity of success for everyone who wants it, and is driven mad by the fact that whatever he…
Death of a Salesman; Willy vs. Charley
Death of a Salesman
A person’s outcome in life is often a reflection of their childhood, or how they grew up. The different ways a child is treated by their parents may later affect the amount of grit he or she has, therefore affecting their later success in life. In the book Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller,…
The Search for Identity in The Crucible
The Crucible
It is evidently true that many novels and plays, including The Crucible by Arthur Miller, spend a great deal of time exploring and developing characters journey’s to achieve a greater fulfillment of one’s identity. In The Crucible there is a strong sense of the effect of examining one’s conscience upon John Proctor and Reverend Hale’s…
Eddie brings about his own downfall – “A View From The Bridge” Analysis
View From The Bridge
“A View From The Bridge” is set in the late 1940’s in Down Town, New York. It is about Eddie Carbone, who is an Italian longshoreman who falls in love with his wife’s niece, Catherine. He lives in an apartment with Beatrice (his wife) and Catherine. However, when Beatrice’s cousins, Marco and Rodolfo, seek refuge…
The Crucible Paradox Research Paper
The Crucible
A paradox is something that appears to be one manner but is the opposite manner. Writers frequently use paradoxes in their plants to do them more interesting. In the drama The Crucible Arthur Miller presents the audience with a paradox in so much as the character of Reverend Hale, who lives, is presented as being…
| born | October 17, 1915, Harlem, New York, NY |
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| died | February 10, 2005, Roxbury, CT |
| description | Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, and A View from the Bridge. He wrote several screenplays and was most noted for his work on The Misfits. |
| books | Collected Essays, 1944-2000 2000, |
| education | University of Michigan (1938), Abraham Lincoln High School (1932) |
| children | Rebecca Miller, Robert A. Miller, Daniel Miller, Jane Ellen Miller, Robert Miller |
| quotations | It is rare for people to be asked the question which puts them squarely in front of themselves. “I cannot write anything that I understand too well.” “The jungle is dark but full of diamonds.” “I saw clearly only when I saw with love.” |
| information | Short biography of Arthur MillerArthur Miller was born in Manhattan, New York City, USA, on October 17, 1915. His father Isidore was a successful businessman, and his mother Augusta was a homemaker. Arthur was the second of three children, with his sister Joan being the oldest.Isidore Miller’s business began to fail during the Great Depression, and the family lost their money and their home. The family then moved to Brooklyn, where Arthur attended high school.After graduating from high school, Arthur attended the University of Michigan, where he studied journalism. He also became interested in the theatre, and wrote his first play while at university.After graduating from university, Arthur moved back to New York City, where he worked various odd jobs while trying to get his plays produced. He finally had some success in 1944, when his play “The Man Who Had All the Luck” was produced on Broadway. However, the play was not a success, and closed after only four performances. Arthur then wrote “All My Sons”, which was a hit on Broadway, and won him the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.Arthur’s most famous play is “Death of a Salesman”, which was first produced on Broadway in 1949. The play was a huge success, and won Arthur a second Pulitzer Prize.Arthur’s other notable works include “The Crucible”, “A View from the Bridge”, and “The Price”.Arthur was married three times, first to Mary Grace Slattery, then to Marilyn Monroe, and finally to Ingeborg Morath. He had two children with Mary Grace, and one child with Ingeborg.Arthur died of heart failure on February 10, 2005, at the age of 89. General Essay Structure for this Topic
Important informationSpouse: Inge Morath (m. 1962–2002), Marilyn Monroe (m. 1956–1961) Plays: The Crucible 1953, Death of a Salesman 1949, All My Sons 1947 |
