Arthur Miller Quotes about Character

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A character is defined by the kinds of challenges he cannot walk away from. And by those he has walked away from that cause him remorse.

A character is defined by the kinds of challenges he cannot walk away from. And by those he has walked away from that cause him remorse.

Arthur Miller

Character, Challenges, Causes

Arthur Miller (2013). “Timebends: A Life”, p.281, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

I think the tragic feeling is invoked in us when we are in the presence of a character who is ready to lay down his life, if need be, to secure one thing -- his sense of personal dignity.

Arthur Miller

Character, Thinking, Feelings

Arthur Miller (2016). “Collected Essays: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.23, Penguin

I don't say he's a great man. Willie Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid. He's not to be allowed to fall in his grave like an old dog. Attention, attention must finally be paid to such a person.

Arthur Miller

Dog, Fall, Character

Death of a Salesman (1949) act 1