Arthur Miller
America's greatest social playwright, Miller wrote tragedies that examined the American Dream's human cost with classical moral force. Death of a Salesman and The Crucible are cornerstones of the American theatrical canon. He was married to Marilyn Monroe and blacklisted during the McCarthy era.
Works
- Death of a SalesmanTragedy of a salesman's moral failure and suicide amid family disappointment
- The CrucibleHistorical drama about Salem witch trials exploring hysteria and religious intolerance
- All My SonsTragedy about a businessman's guilt over wartime profiteering from weapons manufacturing
- A View from the BridgeTragedy of forbidden love and jealousy ending in violence in Italian-American community
- After the FallPlay about marriage and infidelity after World War II and Nazi experience