Arthur Miller’s The Crucible: Abigail Williams Analysis
We have all seen villains. We have all seen heroes. Heroes and villains make up just about every story in the world. Arthur Miller’s,
Death of a Salesman: Biff Loman Character Analysis
Biff Loman is Willy Loman’s elder son, and seems to be the only character working towards any actual self development in the whole play. Biff is thirty four years old, and is unsettled and dissatisfied with his life. As a teenager, Biff seems to be the apple of Willy’s eye. Willy adores him and has…
Death of a Salesman: Linda Loman Character Analysis
Linda Loman is the loyal, caring, trusting, patient wife of Willy Loman. She deeply loves both her children and is like the heart of the family, keeping it together and striving to maintain a good relationship between its members. “Most often jovial, she has developed an iron repression of her exceptions to Willy’s behavior- she…
Theme of Relationships in Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is a play revolving around the themes of betrayal, desperation, failure, denial, and abandonment. It is a tragedy that shows the striking contrast between the Loman family’s dreams and the reality of their lives. The relationship between Willy and Linda constitutes an important part of the play, and…
Death of a Salesman: Willy Loman Character Analysis
Willy in Death of a Salesman In Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” Willy Loman emerges as a complex character driven by insecurity and dissatisfaction. As the protagonist, Willy’s struggles and flaws are meticulously depicted, making him one of the most poignant characters in American theater. His life, spoiled by unfulfilled dreams and constant craving…
Conflict in Arthur Miller’s All of my Sons
Arthur Miller’s play shows the human tendency of self-deception, betrayal and guilt which leads to the worsening, and eventually, the collapse of human values. The American Dream creates false hopes and that lifestyle has led to the deterioration of many families, which the audience sees through the several conflicts that Miller had created to keep…
Character Motivations in The Crucible
The motivations in the crucible are different for each character and suit their needs at the time (for example, Parris is motivated by reputation). Arthur Miller makes some characters (like John Proctor) very obvious in their motivation while people like (Thomas Putnam) need some more information to be figured out. Abigail is most likely to…
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman: Tragedy
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman can be seen as an eulogy of a dreamer, which depicts one man’s tragic life and death as he tries to bring his family into grace. Miller does, however, also uses this play to express underlying themes and ideas. Reading Death of a Salesman from the starting point of…
Arthur Miller’s The Crucible: Characters Analysis
The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller that was first produced in 1953, is based on the true story of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Miller wrote the play to parallel the situations in the mid-twentieth century of Alger Hiss, Owen Latimore, Julius and Ethel Rosenburg, and Senator McCarthy, if only suggestively. (Warshow 116)…
Arthur Miller’s All My Sons: Conflicts
Arthur Miller creates several conflicts in All my Sons in order to keep the play captivating for the audience. For example he portrays Chris to be a man that feels guilty about the money he owns because he gets it out of a business that does not value the labor it relies on, but on…
Tragedy in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ is clearly a representation of the true meaning of tragedy. John Proctor was, in fact, the medium, the tool, of which Miller utilized to convey a universal depiction of tragedy. A broad definition of a tragic hero is a protagonist who, through faults and flaws of his own and in the…
Willy Loman: Illogical Dream of Being the Greatest Salesman Ever
A common idea presented in literature is the issue of the freedom of the individual in opposition to the controlling pressures of society. Willy Loman, the main character in Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller, epitomizes this type of person; one who looks to his peers and co-salesman as lesser individuals. Not only was…
The Pursuit of Happiness in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
The key to happiness is often unveiled by our dreams. To unlock one’s happiness, one must find the right key. However, a lock will only unlock with one key. The wrong key will not open the lock no matter how hard one tries. So the dreams of someone else cannot bring one happiness. Just as…
All My Sons: Miller’s Chief Criticism Of American Society
A shot was heard throughout the Keller home as Joe ended his guilty, worthless life. Miller criticizes that American society has become corrupt- a place of selfishness, where people care too much about themselves, and that which benefits them, and will go to any lengths to achieve that goal; even if the repercussions of their…
Arthur Miller’s Death Of A Salesman: Summary & Analysis
In the first B.C dramatist known as Aristotle started to write a series of plays called the tragedies. They were as follows: the play revolved around a great man, such as a king or war hero, who had a tragic flaw. This flaw would eventually become his downfall and he would fall from his glory.…