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03-24-2007, 09:04 PM
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| | | Arthur Miller
i'm reading "death of a salesman" right now, and it's very....dry. everybody raves about how great it is though, so i'm giving it a go.
i've read "the crucible" and that was really good.
does death of a salesman get better? and is there any other plays i should read by him? |
03-25-2007, 10:31 PM
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| | | I HATED the cruicible and had the misfortune of studying it twice at school. Its so preachy and its very, very dry. Its put me off ever reading/seeing anything by him again. |
03-27-2007, 10:39 AM
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| | | I loooved Death of a Salesman. But the fact that you don't could mean that you don't feel you've already failed at the life you were expected to lead, which probably wasn't a terribly healthy way for a 15 year-old to feel.
I don't know how to answer if it gets better...where are you now? What do you think is lacking?
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03-27-2007, 10:49 AM
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| | | I didn't love DOAS but I appreciated its quality. |
03-27-2007, 10:55 AM
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| | | For my 10th grade English final, I picked Biff flunking his math regents as the turning point in a character's life to write about for the essay. Then I had lunch and flunked my own math regents.
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03-28-2007, 11:46 AM
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| | | I like DOAS but as a play, not as a read.
I found it quite hard to get into it when I was reading it, but I found it very moving and engaging when I saw it performed. Try and see it if you can.
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03-28-2007, 12:09 PM
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| | | i liked a view from the bridge
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03-28-2007, 02:04 PM
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| | | i'm done doas now, and i read it. THEN i got stoned, and reread it and enjoyed it much more. i guess i just wasn't putting the effort into it. should i read a vew from the bridge?
okay i will. hah |
03-28-2007, 07:35 PM
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| | | I agree with you, it was too dry for me to really enjoy. It seemed too dark and depressing. |
03-28-2007, 07:38 PM
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| | | I really couldn't get into this play either. Or the movie version.
But it's good to know about it. It's an important play whether it's good or not.
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03-28-2007, 11:23 PM
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| | | i loved reading this and loved watching the dustin hoffman film version even more. i thought it was very powerful.
and while we're on the subject of miller, everyone must see all my sons as a play. it was so good, it made me cry. i saw it with doogie howser as the surviving son and laurie metcalf as the wife. doogie was lacking but laurie was amazing. |
03-30-2007, 02:23 PM
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| | Quote:
Originally Posted by Wildwoman  I loooved Death of a Salesman. But the fact that you don't could mean that you don't feel you've already failed at the life you were expected to lead, which probably wasn't a terribly healthy way for a 15 year-old to feel. | i loved death of a salesman too, but i found it quite positive. as in, it said don't ever try to live the life you're expected to lead, live the life you actually want to lead.  |
04-05-2007, 10:19 AM
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| | | I've only read "The Crucible" and enjoyed it v.much.
Plus the fact that he was with Marilyn just makes him swell. |
04-05-2007, 12:19 PM
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| | | i love death of a salesman! studied it for a level and really really loved it. i like depressing things though. |
04-05-2007, 12:50 PM
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| | | All My Sons is teh best Miller play. The ending is absolutely gut-wrenching. |
04-05-2007, 02:44 PM
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| | Quote:
Originally Posted by *k8* i'm reading "death of a salesman" right now, and it's very....dry. everybody raves about how great it is though, so i'm giving it a go.
i've read "the crucible" and that was really good.
does death of a salesman get better? and is there any other plays i should read by him? | Death of a Salesman can be very, very dry. I think it's an absolutely amazing piece of work. I do believe that it gets better - but keep something in mind. The whole point of the story is one that he wants you, as a reader (or in the form of a theatrical representation) to see from a different point of view than just "getting it". Look further into the work, and I think you'll appreciate it more.  |
04-05-2007, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by cherry_nebula
and while we're on the subject of miller, everyone must see all my sons as a play. it was so good, it made me cry. i saw it with doogie howser as the surviving son and laurie metcalf as the wife. doogie was lacking but laurie was amazing.
| That sounds awesome! Laurie Metcalf is one of the most underestimated & underappreciated actresses.
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