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 (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Price (1968 play) canonical | 3 |
| "The Price" (1968 play) | 1 |
| The Price (play) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Price (1968 play) Context triple: [Gregory Solomon, firstAppearance, The Price (1968 play)]
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Act II of "The Price"
Act II of "The Price" is a pivotal middle act of Arthur Miller’s drama in which long-buried family tensions and moral compromises surface through confrontations among the central characters.
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The Women (play)
The Women is a 1936 satirical comedy play by Clare Boothe Luce that portrays the lives, rivalries, and romantic entanglements of a group of wealthy New York women, notable for its all-female cast.
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The Salesman
The Salesman is an acclaimed 2016 Iranian drama film directed by Asghar Farhadi that explores moral conflict and social tensions in contemporary Tehran.
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D.
Bus Stop (play)
Bus Stop (play) is a 1955 romantic comedy-drama by William Inge that centers on a group of strangers stranded overnight in a Kansas diner during a snowstorm, exploring their intersecting relationships and personal revelations.
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E.
Marvin's Room (play)
Marvin's Room (play) is a darkly comic stage drama by Scott McPherson about two estranged sisters reunited by illness and family obligation, later adapted into a 1996 film.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Price (1968 play) Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Act II of "The Price"
Act II of "The Price" is a pivotal middle act of Arthur Miller’s drama in which long-buried family tensions and moral compromises surface through confrontations among the central characters.
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B.
The Women (play)
The Women is a 1936 satirical comedy play by Clare Boothe Luce that portrays the lives, rivalries, and romantic entanglements of a group of wealthy New York women, notable for its all-female cast.
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C.
The Salesman
The Salesman is an acclaimed 2016 Iranian drama film directed by Asghar Farhadi that explores moral conflict and social tensions in contemporary Tehran.
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D.
Bus Stop (play)
Bus Stop (play) is a 1955 romantic comedy-drama by William Inge that centers on a group of strangers stranded overnight in a Kansas diner during a snowstorm, exploring their intersecting relationships and personal revelations.
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E.
Marvin's Room (play)
Marvin's Room (play) is a darkly comic stage drama by Scott McPherson about two estranged sisters reunited by illness and family obligation, later adapted into a 1996 film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
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play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Miller ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Morosco Theatre ⓘ |
| centralConflict | dispute between brothers over their father’s legacy and past choices ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dramaticStructure | memory play elements ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayProductionYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Arthur Miller’s later plays ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Esther Franz
ⓘ
Gregory Solomon ⓘ Victor Franz ⓘ Walter Franz ⓘ |
| notableCharacterOccupation |
Victor Franz is a policeman
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Walter Franz is a successful doctor ⓘ |
| 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 |
Viking Press
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linked to:
The Viking Press
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| setting |
New York City
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
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Subject: The Price (1968 play) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: The Price (1968 play)
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highlights themes of marital strain in "The Price"
linked to: The Price (1968 play)