The Price (1968 play)
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The Price is a 1968 drama by Arthur Miller that explores family conflict, memory, and the cost of life choices through the reunion of two estranged brothers selling their late father's possessions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Price (1968 play) canonical | 2 |
| "The Price" (1968 play) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
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play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Morosco Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | dispute between brothers over their father’s legacy and past choices ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dramaticStructure | memory play elements ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayProductionYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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family drama ⓘ |
| hasBroadwayRevival |
1992 Broadway revival
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1999 Broadway revival ⓘ 2017 Broadway revival ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRelationship |
Victor Franz and Esther Franz are husband and wife
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Victor Franz and Walter Franz are brothers ⓘ |
| hasDialogueForm | realist drama ⓘ |
| hasDramatist | Arthur Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Arthur Miller’s later plays ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Esther Franz
NERFINISHED
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Gregory Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Franz NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Franz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacterOccupation |
Victor Franz is a policeman
NERFINISHED
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Walter Franz is a successful doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two estranged brothers reunite to sell their late father’s furniture and confront their past decisions and resentments. ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
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surface form:
Viking Press
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| setting |
New York City
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an attic apartment ⓘ |
| subject |
economic hardship
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family conflict ⓘ life choices ⓘ memory ⓘ regret ⓘ sibling rivalry ⓘ |
| theme |
the burden of family duty
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the cost of personal sacrifice ⓘ the impact of the Great Depression on one family ⓘ the unreliability of memory ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| writer | Arthur Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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"The Price" (1968 play)