John_Proctor_As_Arthur_Miller’s_Alter_Ego

John Proctor As Arthur Miller’s Alter Ego Many authors of literature parallel their own lives in their works. This common thread weaves its way through many forms of literature. The parallels that exist between an author and his work function to varying degrees, as some plays and stories are more personal than others are. A clear example of this is The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Miller uses the historical characters of John Proctor and Abigail Williams to represent the early stages of his relationship with Marilyn Monroe. By the early 1950’s, Miller had already established himself as a prominent writer, winning a Pulitzer Prize for his play Death of a Salesman in 1949. He had been married to Mary Grace Slattery for a decade, and the two had a family together, despite the fact that he was unhappy in the relationship. He met his future wife, Marilyn Monroe, in early 1951 while he was still married to Slattery. Although it is reported that the two were never intimate within the first year of their friendship/relationship, Monroe was supposedly very jealous of his marriage in the beginning. They were infatuated with each other from the start, Monroe more so than miller. Monroe would john, proctor, miller, monroe, abigail, two, play, between, affair, abigail’s, wife, relationship, crucible, based, years, wrote, spoto, parallels, own, one, historical, early, actual, within, slattery, scene, romance, personal, people, over, once, never, miller’s, married, marriage