The crucial role of society in selected plays of Arthur Miller

Tajaddin Salahaddin Noori

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Arthur Miller (1915-2005) is one of the important modern American dramatists who is highly interested in society and deals with the crucial role of society directly in some of his plays. Miller's plays are considered comments on and criticism of society because he believes that drama can expose the ills of society. The study deals with the crucial role of society in selected plays of Arthur Miller. The word “Crucial” is used as a term to refer to the hard, serious, pressing and decisive role of society and how society oppresses man, ignores him and does not deal with him as a human being who has hopes, feelings and emotions. The word “Crucial” is also used to refer to how society always rejects man and man cannot succeed in it.

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• LITERATURE

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• Publié par: Dar Ghidaa for Publishing & Distribution
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9796500020143
• Langue: English

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THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF SOCIETY IN SELECTED PLAYS OF ARTHUR MILLER

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THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF SOCIETY IN SELECTED PLAYS OF ARTHUR MILLER (ENGLISH LITERATURE) BY TAJADDIN SALAHADDIN NOORI UNIVERSITY OF TIKRIT First Edition 2010

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TO MY PARENTS THE SOURCE OF SYMPATHY TO MY LATE BROTHER IZZADEEN WHO ENRICHED ME WITH COURAGE DURING LIFE AND PATIENCE AFTER DEATH TO MY DEAR COUNTRY

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ABSTRACT Arthur Miller (1915-2005) is one of the important modern American dramatists who is highly interested in society and deals with the crucial role of society directly in some of his plays. Miller's plays are considered comments on and criticism of society because he believes that drama can expose the ills of society. The study deals with the crucial role of society in selected plays of Arthur Miller. The word“Crucial”is used as a term to refer to the hard, serious, pressing and decisive role of society and how society oppresses man, ignores him and does not deal with him as a human being who has hopes, feelings and emotions. The word“Crucial” is also used to refer to how society always rejects man and man cannot succeed in it. The study; moreover, attempts to show how man and society can be better and how both of them must understand their responsibilities, duties, and rights. The study is limited to four of Miller's plays:Death of a Salesman,The Crucible, All My Sons, andA View from the Bridge, because of their availability our libraries. The study falls into three chapters. Chapter One is an introduction which deals with the

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American theatre, its appearance characteristics and its first dramatists. It also gives us a brief account of Miller's life, his attitudes towards life, drama, the theatre and his style in his plays. Chapter Two discusses “The American Dream”, as a concept its causes and its failure. The study explains how man can be against society inDeath of a Salesman, while inThe Cruciblethe study explains how society can be against man. Chapter Three analyses the concept of Americanism as a way of life inAll My SonsandA View from the Bridgebecause Miller believes that it is not only society that destroys man but man can also destroy the society and be self-destructive. Finally is a conclusion that sums up the main findings of the study.

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE AMERICAN THEATRE 1.1. Introduction (The Britishness of American Drama) ……………….11 1.1.1. The Beginning of American Drama (1600s and 1700s) ......12 1.1.2. The 1800s ………………………………………………..…....15 1.1.3. The Modern Era: 1900s ……………………………………...21 1.1.4. American Drama from World War I to War World II  (1914-1939) ……………………………………………….... 22 1.1.5. American Drama in the 1920s, 1930s, and the period  Of Great Depression ………………………………………..24 1.1.6. American Post modernism Drama …………………...…….26 1.1.7. Post and Postmodernism of American Drama in 1980s…..28 1.2. Arthur Miller's Role in American Drama.  (An Introductory Note) …………………………………………....…..31 NOTES ……………………………………………………………..…….…..49 CHAPTER TWO 2.1. The American Dream …………………………………………..…..55 2.2. Man against Society in Death of a Salesman ……………..……….61 2.3. Society against Man in The Crucible …………………...…………78 NOTES ………………………………………………………………..…..96 CHAPTER THREE The Role of Society in identifying the Way of Life as it is Reflected 3.1 All My Sons ……………………………………………...………….103 3.2 A View from the Bridge ………………………………..…………..124 NOTES …………………………………………………………………..144 CONCLUSION ……………………………………………….….….147 BIBLIOGRAPHY ……………………………………………….…..152

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CHAPTER ONE 1.1 American Theatre. (The Britishness of the American Drama) 1.1.1 The Beginnings of American Dram (1600s and 1700s) 1.1.2 The 1800s 1.1.3 The Modern Era: 1900s 1.1.4 American Drama from World War I to World War II (1914- 1945) 1.1.5 American Drama in the 1920s, the 1930s, and the period of the Great Depression . 1.1.6 American Postmodernism Drama. 1.1.7 Post and Postmodernism of American Drama in the 1980s. 1.2 Arthur Miller’s Role in American Drama. (An Introductory Note).

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