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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Miller, Arthur
| Which work describes a relationship between brothers and their family memories? | Arthur Miller
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The Price. All are Miller's.
| Miller wrote the screenplay for 'The Misfits', which starred Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift. Who else was in the cast? | Arthur Miller
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Eli Wallach. Finale for Monroe and Gable.
| Miller's best known work may be 'Death of a Salesman'. Who is best known for his performance on Broadway in the lead role? | Arthur Miller
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Lee J. Cobb. Dustin Hoffman and many others have done it, but Cobb was the first great star to shine in that role.
Timebends. A memoir, I believe.
Willy Loman. Willy is the 'salesman'.
Salesman. He was on the downslope of his career. Near the end almost.
Frank's Chop House. Johnny's smoke stack is a great BBQ place where I used to live.
Providence. We don't know if this was true or not.
Law. Funny how the nerdy kid in school always does better later in life?
Math. I didn't do well in math either, but at least I didn't flunk it!
Football. Too much importance was put on Biff and sports by his father.
Ben. Willy would often think of Ben and what their life would've been like if Willy had only followed Ben to Alaska, which is the answer to the next question.
Wire Recorder. The wire recorder was intimidating to Willy. It was as if it pointed out that Willy was getting to be out of date, or left behind in his old glory days as a salesman.
Beverly. Hale found a witch in Beverly, who was hanged. For this, his skills as a witch-finder spread throughout the province. He was summoned by Reverend Hale.
Mary Warren. The poppet was the main piece of evidence used against Elizabeth Proctor when she was accused, as Mary had left a needle in it by mistake. The court took this as a sure sign of witchcraft when Abigail, seeking to exploit Mary's forgetfulness, pulled a needle from her own stomach.
Reverend Parris. When forced to falsly confess, Tituba told of how the Devil promised her pretty dresses, and to return her home to Barbados if she did his bidding.
91. After seeing this depostion, Governer Danforth had arrest warrents drawn up for all those who signed it. It is because of this that Giles Corey refuses to give the name of his informant, and so is arrested himself for contempt of the court.
Giles Corey. When Corey refuses to give the name of his informant, it is decided that he will be pressed until he gives it. This procedure involves laying a board across the victim and steadily piling stones on top until the victim either gives information or is crushed to death. Giles Corey's only words were "More weight".
31 pounds. When Abigail and Mercy ran from the town, they took with them Parris' savings. Parris seemed to bemoan the lost money rather than his niece.
72. He had nearly 400 jailed. Hale also added his signature, but later regretted it to such an extent that he quit the court.
Ruth Putnam. The difference was that Ruth's eyes were open and she walked about, and Betty's closed and she lay still. To all appearances, both were fast asleep.
Rebecca Nurse. Rebecca was accused of the super-natural murder of the Putnam babies, none of which lived to be more than a day old before dying, except Ruth Putnam. It was Rebecca's goodness that persuaded Proctor not to confess, and die an honest man.
New York. The whole play is set in Brooklyn, New York City. This is the city where all the main events happen that eventually lead to the climax.
Italy. Marco and Rodolpho both come from Sicily, Italy. They arrive illegally in America to work for their family. They seek refuge at Eddie Carbone's house. Marco has solely come to America for the purpose of providing for his family whereas Rodolpho has come to be an American citizen.
Lawyer. Alfieri is a lawyer who counsels Eddie throughout the play. He is a commentator, a narrator and a character in the play. He is the second protagonist because he also works alongside Eddie to lead to the final events of the play. He watches all of the action from Brooklyn Bridge as indicated in the title.
Rodolpho. Catherine falls for Rodolpho as soon as he arrives. Rodolpho has the same feelings for Catherine. He demonstrates this when he sings 'Paper Doll', at which Eddie gets angry due to its lyrics.
to show that Rodolpho really is homosexual. Eddie arrives home drunk with five bottles of wine. He sees Catherine come out of the bedroom adjusting her skirt just when Rodolpho appears right behind her. The audience and mainly Eddie believe that they have just returned from the bedroom after having sexual intercourse. Eddie realises this and tells Rodolpho to pack his bags and get out. He then kisses Catherine and Rodolpho. The double kiss is very shocking to the audience and to Beatrice who later finds out from Catherine.
six months. Both brothers stay in New York for six months until they get captured and taken to Alfieri by the Immigration Bureau Officers. Eddie betrays them by calling the Immigration Officers right after he gets advice from Alfieri about Catherine who tells him to 'put it out of your mind'. This goes back on his word which he tells Beatrice at the beginning before the cousins arrive: "It's an honour, B. I mean it".
killing his children. As soon as Marco comes downstairs, held by the Immigration Officers, he points at Eddie and screams, "That one! He killed my children! That one stole the food from my children!" This causes Eddie to get very angry and tell him the good things he's been doing. "He's crazy! I give them the blankets off my bed. Six months I kept them like my own brothers!"
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