Visit the External Link for Arthur Miller in which there are other links, one called None without Sin
Inside this one link there are 3 areas. Explore these sections in the link: None Without Sin, His Career Timeline and McCarthyism.
Then do the following:
Part A:
For None Without Sin: What are some of the important factors described in this section that influenced Miller to write about what he did?
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in order to demonstrate the hysteria within the U.S. government. The government strived to squash Communism and radical activities, because of this playwrights were personally affected. During a trip to Salem, Massachusetts, Miller heard a recording of Kazan’s controversial testimony. After listing the cast, the …show more content…
In order to complete his divorced, Miller lived in Nevada for six weeks. While in Neveada, Miller collected his information for The Misfits. But, one of the most interesting things that happened to Miller in 1956 was being leaked to Monroe for the first time. Days later, Miller was summoned to the House Un-American Activities Committee. While at the House Un-American Activities Committee, he was black-mailed (but refused) for a picture of Monroe and the chair of the committee. Sadly in 1961 Monroe and Miller divorced. But, on the plus side Miller’s The Misfits premiered. The following year Miller’s ex-wife Marilyn Monroe died. Two years later, Miller’s play After the Fall was directed by Kazan. The play seemed to portray Monroe. This caused controversy, but Miller denies that it is a Monroe portrayal.
Part C:
For McCarthyism: Read about McCarthyism. Choose 2 other people besides Miller who were called before the Committee and tell us about them: who were they and what happened to them?
One of the people called before the committee was Elia Kazan. Kazan was a Greek-American director, producer, writer, actor and an infamous snitch. At first he refused to provide names, but in the end Kazan sang like a bird. This helped blacklist others. Of those who were blacklisted, Kazan was seen as money hungry. After going on to be nominated and winning several honorable Awards, Miller past away at age 94, September 28, 2003, from natural
Inside this one link there are 3 areas. Explore these sections in the link: None Without Sin, His Career Timeline and McCarthyism.
Then do the following:
Part A:
For None Without Sin: What are some of the important factors described in this section that influenced Miller to write about what he did?
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in order to demonstrate the hysteria within the U.S. government. The government strived to squash Communism and radical activities, because of this playwrights were personally affected. During a trip to Salem, Massachusetts, Miller heard a recording of Kazan’s controversial testimony. After listing the cast, the …show more content…
In order to complete his divorced, Miller lived in Nevada for six weeks. While in Neveada, Miller collected his information for The Misfits. But, one of the most interesting things that happened to Miller in 1956 was being leaked to Monroe for the first time. Days later, Miller was summoned to the House Un-American Activities Committee. While at the House Un-American Activities Committee, he was black-mailed (but refused) for a picture of Monroe and the chair of the committee. Sadly in 1961 Monroe and Miller divorced. But, on the plus side Miller’s The Misfits premiered. The following year Miller’s ex-wife Marilyn Monroe died. Two years later, Miller’s play After the Fall was directed by Kazan. The play seemed to portray Monroe. This caused controversy, but Miller denies that it is a Monroe portrayal.
Part C:
For McCarthyism: Read about McCarthyism. Choose 2 other people besides Miller who were called before the Committee and tell us about them: who were they and what happened to them?
One of the people called before the committee was Elia Kazan. Kazan was a Greek-American director, producer, writer, actor and an infamous snitch. At first he refused to provide names, but in the end Kazan sang like a bird. This helped blacklist others. Of those who were blacklisted, Kazan was seen as money hungry. After going on to be nominated and winning several honorable Awards, Miller past away at age 94, September 28, 2003, from natural