After the Fall

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play theatrical work

After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ
author	Arthur Miller ⓘ
characterMaggieOftenInterpretedAs	Marilyn Monroe ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
directorOfPremiereProduction	Elia Kazan ⓘ
firstProducedAt	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ
firstProducedBy	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ surface form: Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center
genre	drama ⓘ semi-autobiographical play ⓘ
hasCharacter	Elsie ⓘ Father ⓘ Holga ⓘ Lou ⓘ Louise ⓘ Maggie ⓘ Mickey ⓘ Mother ⓘ Quentin ⓘ
hasSubject	Hollywood and celebrity culture ⓘ McCarthyism ⓘ surface form: McCarthy-era political trials marriage and divorce ⓘ
inspiredBy	Arthur Miller's personal life ⓘ Arthur Miller's relationship with Marilyn Monroe ⓘ House Un-American Activities Committee ⓘ surface form: House Un-American Activities Committee hearings the era of McCarthyism ⓘ
isConsidered	controversial ⓘ highly autobiographical ⓘ
mainTheme	McCarthyism ⓘ betrayal ⓘ guilt ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ memory ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ political persecution ⓘ self-examination ⓘ
narrativeDevice	flashbacks ⓘ memory sequences ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
periodOfWork	20th-century American drama ⓘ
premiereCity	New York City ⓘ
premiereCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
premiereVenue	Hayes Theater ⓘ surface form: ANTA Washington Square Theatre
premiereYear	1964 ⓘ
protagonist	Quentin ⓘ
setting	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States largely inside Quentin's mind ⓘ
structure	nonlinear ⓘ
writer	Arthur Miller ⓘ

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Arthur Miller → notableWork → After the Fall ⓘ

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subject surface form: Arthur Miller