Biff Flashcards
How does Biff comment on the American dream
‘measly manner of existence, to suffer fifty weeks of the year for the sake of a two week vacation’
How is Biff described in the stage directions
- ‘his dreams are stronger but less acceptable than Happy’s’
- ‘seems less self-assured’
- ‘he has succeeded less’
What does Biff ask Happy
‘why does dad mock me all the time’
What does Biff say about Willy’s character
- ‘he’s a fake and doesn’t like anyone around who knows it’
- ‘you fake, you phony little fake’
What does young Biff say he’ll have his friends do
‘have them sweep out the furnace room’
What does Biff say about the delusions of his family
‘we’ve been talking in a dream for 15 years. I was a shipping clerk’
How does Biff comment on Willy’s parenting
‘you blew me so full of hot air I could never stand taking orders from anybody’
What important revelations does Biff tell Willy
- ‘I’m not a leader of men and neither are you’
- ‘I’m a dime a dozen’
What does Biff say about Willy’s dream in the reqiuem
‘All the wrong dreams’
How does Biff look at Happy in the reqiuem
‘hopelessly’
