1B - How to write your AMS intro

 To write a successful intro, you need to do the following things:

1. Begin by stating where the extract is from and why it is so significant. This helps to demonstrate your overall understanding of the play.

2. Add context to the play by saying when and why it was written. This shows that you understand its purpose.

3. Begin to answer the question very basically. This shows you have keyworded the question and you know what you're doing.

This extract s taken from the end of Act 2, just after Keller's guilt has been revealed to Chris. This is an extremely significant part of the play as it shows the audience the extent to which Keller has been hiding his true self, even from those who think they know him best, and the lengths he has gone to in order to look after his own image. The play was written by Arthur Miller in the immediate aftermath of WWII in order to allow Miller a platform to voice his criticism of capitalist culture and wartime profiteering. Within this play, Stage directions play an extremely important part as there is such a facade built up by the Kellers that it is often only through stage direction that the audience are able to discern the truth about what the Kellers are thinking.