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 Another point to consider is Miller’s conception of (51)______the theatre should do. He is both a psychological and a social dramatist. As a psychological dramatist he studies character, the motives and reasons behind the behavior. of individuals, and presents them to his (52)______so that his individual characters become convincingly alive. Often, these people are ordinary, everyday types, but ones whose actions are made significant by the dramatist. For example, the lives of ordinary citizens (53)______bout their daily business in their homes may not obviously appear interesting, but the dramatist can indicate that their daily lives are important, that they are interesting or unusual as people and that the audience may see their own situations and paychological states (54)______in the characters the dramatist has created. Death of a Salesman is a good example of this. Of course, all dramatists and novelists try to make the actions of their characters relevant to other people, and most analyze closely the minds of the characters they have created in order to establish what makes them function as individuals. Where Miller differs from many of the others is in the type of person that he has created. Most of his (55)______are ordinary people: they do not seem to be different from anyone who can be met in any street; and this, it might be argued, adds force (56)______his plays, since none of the characters are remote---we share their feelings, and understand their difficulties. Also, Miller is able to show that (57)______people can rise above the ordinary when challenged.

Miller is a social dramatist in the sense that Death of a Salesman comments on the nature of society. Miller is concerned about society and the values which it holds. This means that Miller has often been regraded as an ally of the American Left, wishing to challenge the values of society, showing those values as (58)______, and suggesting that a change may be necessary. Drama can expose the ills of society, make people ware that there is something wrong with the system. (59)______with Miller’s attitude to society is his treatment of the middle class in the play. He was writing for the middle class as well as (60)______them.

(From Miller’s Theatre and Miller’s Ideas)

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