The Crucible Research Paper

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The American Playwright
Arthur Miller was director, writer producer. Born on October 15 1915, living to the age of 89 then passing February 10th 2005. Arthur miller had a dream and planned to fulfill it no matter the circumstances.
From the social lights to the camera lights Arthur miller saw it all, multiple marriages, and kids and loved ones. Miller have 4 children in all, Rebecca, Robert, Jane Ellen and Daniel Miller. In 1966 Inge Morath Arthur's 3rd wife had a son, Daniel Miller. He was born in 1966 but unlike the other children, he was born with Down syndrome. “Daniel born in 1966. Miller had him institutionalized due to his disorder. Only a handful of people in the theater knew that Miller had a fourth child. For nearly four decades, …show more content…

Miller writing focused on societal issues and personal experiences all award winning writings reflected the issue at hand. “The Crucible. Set in 1692, the story concerns the witch trials that occurred at that time in Salem, Massachusetts. Senator Joseph McCarthy was trialing innocent people making them at loss of their jobs due to unwarranted accusations that they were members of the Communist party” ( Arthur Miller Newsmakers). The Crucible was only one of the many plays the author wrote displaying a social issue around the time, The Crucible is now used to show us insight on what it was like during the McCarthyism trials and we use it as a historical reference. “After the Fall, about his experiences with Monroe. It opened on Broadway in January of 1964. exploited his life with the superstar.” (Arthur Miller Newsmakers). After the Fall, about his experiences with Monroe. It opened on Broadway in January of 1964 and several critics complained that it exploited his life with the superstar, but later examinations of the work revealed that it was an evolutionary step in his career due to its intellectual depth.” (Newsmakers). Monroe died a year later and his personal life became less personal, trying to help others with their emotional battles while getting help with his. Arthur stayed true to his

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