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The Life And Work Of Arthur Miller

Sonia Kelly
14 December 2020
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Miller dropped out of high school to a shipping clerk in a warehouse? In what play did he later display this teen-age experience?
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A Memory of Two Mondays
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What was Arthur miller's first play?
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The Man Who Had All The Luck
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What were Arthur Miller's 3 major themes?
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Ambivalent relationships of fathers and sons, the struggle to achieve the american dream through material success, and the conflict between strong social forces and individual integrity.
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What was the only novel Miller published?
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Focus
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What play one Miller a Pulitzer Prize and brought him international fame?
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Death of a salesman
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Which play did he chose to adapt and was an out spoken play on the the theme of courageous nonconformity.
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An enemy of the people
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What did he write in 1953?
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The Crucible
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What disturbed Miller in the 1950's about U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy?
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The strident Anti-communism movement.
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Why was he summoned by the House Committee in 1956?
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For Un-American activities, and had to explain and defend his political beliefs.
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Why was Miller convicted the following year? (Was reversed on appeal).
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He refused to name others he had seen at communist meetings.
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Who was Miller married to from 1956-1961?
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Marilyn Monroe
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What screenplay did he write that stared Marilyn Monroe?
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The Misfits
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Definitions of Crucible
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1. A container that can resist great heat. 2. The hollow at the bottom of a furnace, were molten metal collects. * 3. A severe test or trial.
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What was the motivation behind the accusers in the Crucible?
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1. Psychological 2. Sexual 3. Financial 4. Theological 5. Political
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Where was rather miller born and raised?
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New York City, in a middle class family.
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What caused miller to drop out of high school?
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The Great Depression, he had to work to help support his family.
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What college did miller attend?
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University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor.
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Why was Miller in eligible for military service in W.W.2 ?
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Because of an old injury.
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Where was the first theater built?
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the theatre built in Williamsburg, VA., in 1716.
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