Arthur Miller

1915 - *

playwright whose works comment on the nature of 20th century American society

Miller uses colloquial tone and powerful imagery to depict the darkness in contemporary American society. His most famous works are Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. He was born in New York City and graduated from the University of Michigan.

          Source: Classics Network Editorial Team

American playwright who combined in his works social awareness with deep insights into personal weaknesses of his characters'. Miller is best known for the play DEATH OF A SALESMAN (1949), or on the other hand, for his marriage to the actress Marilyn Monroe. Miller's plays continued the realistic tradition that began in the United States in the period between the two world wars.

"Don't say he's a great man. Willy Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happen... [read entire biography]

          Source: Petri Liukkonen

These essays offer analysis of the author's life and works. Many of them have been submitted by users, and are assigned an Editorial Rating on a scale from one to five stars to assist you in evaluating their worth. See also: Note on Essays, Editorial Policy.

     

The Poetics of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman -- After the play has accessed all the possilble levels of interpretation, it is Arthur Miller’s artistry as a dramatist that renders 'Death of a Salesman' in so edearing a light.
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Arthur Miller's The Crucible -- In what ways does the title of the play add meaning and become reflected in the action, themes, imagery and characters Miller presents us with?
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Masculinity and Success in Death of a Salesman -- Willy Loman Equates Success with Conventional Notions of Masculinity
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Arthur Miller's -- An exploration of the themes of one of Miller's lesser known works,
By Daniel B. Karpouzian, Student	Editorial Rating:

Tragedy in A View from the Bridge -- Argues that plays are structured so that the resolution of conflict appears as a “natural” or inevitable consequence of the moral and ethical concerns raised in the play.
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Tragedy -- Death of a Salesman is not a Tragedy
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Would I regard 'A View from the Bridge' as a Tragedy? -- This is an essay providing you with my opinions about whether 'A view from the Bridge' was indeed a tragedy.
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Context in The Crucible -- This essay is a description of the context in which Arthur Miller wrote the play The Crucible. It includes references to the mass hysteria of the 1950's created in America by Senator Mcarthy, due to Communism, the time when Miller wrote the play.
By Kristy Shrigley, High School Student	Editorial Rating:

Corruption of the 'American Dream' -- Death of a Salesman
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Death Of A Salesman -- Four Characters
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The Dream Will Live on -- The popular theme in Death of a Salesman, American society can destroy a man by filling him with false values, is not entirely true. I believe that Willy Loman is just as accountable for his actions as the society that is commonly blamed.
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The Father-Son Relationship in Death of a Salesman -- Analysis of the relationship
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Death of a Salesman: Success or Happiness -- The notion of Success or Happiness in Death of Salesman
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The Crucible: Death with Honor -- Some characters in Miller's play die with honour & others do not . How is this true ?
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Death of a Salesman: Cruel Life -- The causes that led to willy Loman's tragic end
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Structure, Themes, and Motifs of Death of a Salesman -- throughout the play , Miller dexterously employs a structure, many themes, and different motifs that Miller used to make this play a classic.
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Death of a Salesman as Parody of the American Dream -- The aim of this essay is to explain in what ways this above statement " Death of a Salesman as Parody of the American Dream " can be said to be true
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Misguided Dreams in Death of a Salesman -- it will tackles the the false dreams that led willy to his tragic downfall
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Willy as Tragic Hero in Death Of A Salesman -- My essay will deal first and formost with the idea of the tragedy of willy loman in the death of a salesman
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A man of little words -- Character essay about Marco in Arthur MIller's "A View from the Bridge" -His has a minor role in the play, yet his few actions are critical to the development of the plot and well as a better understanding of his personality
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"Dead or Alive" -- In "Death of a Salesman", Linda decides to be a selfish housewife who pretends to care about her husband's mental state, but in reality, prefers that he kills himself so that she can live an easier life
By jerod hagains, Student	Editorial Rating:

"The Crucible" as a Timeless play -- An essay showing the ways in which Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" is a play relevant to any era
By DaRabbit, Student	Editorial Rating:

The Crucible - act 2 scene 1 significance -- Choose a scene that you think is paticulary dramatic and intresting, show how this scene contributes to the dramatic effectivness of the Act it occurs in and the play as a whole
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The Life of John Proctor in The Crucible -- In The Crucible, Proctor represents all who remained true to themselves and their morals.
By Melissa Smith, High School Student	Editorial Rating:

Death of A Salesman: Willy An Idiot with A Dream -- The dream that led to his ultimate downfall
By moahmed nadi, Student	Editorial Rating:

     

Miscellaneous

		Hysteria and Ideology in The Crucible -- an extract from a book on this topic http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/5... Editorial Rating: Number of Visitors: 291 1 users have rated it an average of 5 stars     [rate it] Sparknotes - Death of a Salesman -- summaries, character analysis, themes and context for students http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/salesman/ Editorial Rating: Number of Visitors: 410 2 users have rated it an average of 3.5 stars     [rate it] Studying All My Sons -- useful information about studying All My Sons, including quotes, references and background http://www.shunsley.eril.net/armoore/gcs... Editorial Rating: Number of Visitors: 922 2 users have rated it an average of 5 stars     [rate it]

     

Wee Willie Winkie rins through the toun,
Upstairs and dounstairs, in his nicht-goun,
Tirlin' at the window, cryin' at the lock,
"Are the weans in their bed? for it's nou ten o'clock." -- Willie Winkie.

William Miller

I saw the lightning's gleaming rod
Reach forth and write upon the sky
The awful autograph of God. -- The Ship in the Desert.

Joaquin (Cincinnatus Hiner) Miller

The very clouds have wept and died
And only God is in the sky. -- The Ship in the Desert.

Joaquin (Cincinnatus Hiner) Miller

Additional searches

Miller at Encarta Encyclopedia

Miller at Britannica Encyclopedia

Miller at Xrefer.com