The Price
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The Price is a 1968 play by American dramatist Arthur Miller that explores family conflict, memory, and the cost of choices through the story of two estranged brothers dividing their late father's possessions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Price canonical | 12 |
| Act I of "The Price" | 1 |
| highlights themes of sacrifice in "The Price" | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage play ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Miller ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Dispute between two brothers over their father’s legacy and their life choices ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dramaticForm | realist drama ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayProductionYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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family drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasBroadwayRevival |
1992 Broadway revival
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1999 Broadway revival ⓘ 2017 Broadway revival ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Esther Franz
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Gregory Solomon ⓘ Victor Franz ⓘ Walter Franz ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
examination of moral responsibility within a family
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exploration of how economic pressures shape personal relationships ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | post-World War II American drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cost of choices
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economic hardship ⓘ family conflict ⓘ memory ⓘ regret ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ sibling rivalry ⓘ |
| notableElement | use of an aging furniture dealer as a philosophical commentator ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Arthur Miller’s later plays ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two estranged brothers reunite to sell their late father’s furniture and confront the emotional and financial costs of their past decisions. ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| structure | takes place largely in one room ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
division of a deceased parent’s possessions
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impact of the Great Depression on a family ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
critical studies of Arthur Miller’s work
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theatrical revivals in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | one of Arthur Miller’s major later plays after Death of a Salesman and The Crucible ⓘ |
| writer | Arthur Miller ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1968 ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Arthur Miller
this entity surface form:
highlights themes of sacrifice in "The Price"
this entity surface form:
Act I of "The Price"