The Crucible Research Paper

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There were many key moments in Miller’s life and he sure has accomplished a lot .Arthur Asher Miller was born in October 17, 1915. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Poland . His educational background includes graduating from the University of Michigan around 1932 and graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School . In 1936 Miller receives the Hopwood Award , which he got for his first play , No villain . He later uses the prize money to help pay for his tuition . In 1937 Miller acquires another Hopwood Award , this time for his play Honors at Dawn. In 1940 he marries his first wife , Marry Grace Slattery . Miller also made his contributions in WW2. In 1941 he is a ship fitter’s helper for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He quits the …show more content…
Joe “ In 1944 Miller gets his first kid . named Jane In 1947 he Miller makes a classic play called All my sons, which is based on a true story. The plays gets a couple awards and becomes a hit. In the same year Miller gets his second kid , named Robert. In 1949 Miller releases one of his most famous plays Death of a salesman. It also gets a lot of awards. In 1951 Miller has an affair with Marilyn Monroe . In 1953 Miller’s The Crucible opens in Broadway,. Miller has a divorce with his wife and marries Marilyn Monroe in 1956. In the same year Miller attends communist party meeting , but does not become a member. Miller is later questioned about his actives, however he refuses to answer any of them . In 1957 a judge finds Miller guilty of contempt of Congress . In 1961 Miller has another divorce and shorty after his ex-wife dies from a drug over dose . Miller maries for his third and last time to Morath . He has a daughter with her and she’s named Rebecca. In 1966 Miller has another son but since he had down syndrome they decide to commit him to a institution .In 2002 Miller’s wife dies , age 44 of lymphatic cancer. Miller dies Feb 10, 2005 as a result of old age , he dies at the age of …show more content…
Peters’ Connections, Resurrection Blues, and Finishing the Picture . His first play was No villain which was released in 1936 as I mentioned before . It got the Hopwood award (which is a scholarship program at the university of Michigan ). Death of a Salesman which was released in February 10th 1949 .Death of a Salesman received The Pulitzer Prize and drastically changed his career .Death of a salesman talks about many problems with in an average family in America and even talks about the American dream. This probably Miller’s most successful play .The play discusses many issues that have to do with American national values and thus some things he said were controversial for the time . This led to him getting investigated Society of un-American ideals .Another play he made called the Crucible which was inspired by how the red scare led to the house of un-American deals blaming a lot of people for being a communist . This led to many accusations being made (most being fake ) and many people actually made false confessions so they would not get in