death of a salesman

Question 1

Biff

-his epiphany

Answer 1

‘Why am I trying to become what I don’t want to be?”
“we never told the truth for 10 minutes in this house”
“Will you take that phony dream and burn it before something happens?”

Question 2

Biff -his suffering

from benard+2 stage directions

Answer 2

“I knew he’d given up his life. what happened in Boston willy?”

• staring open mouthed and horrified. at the woman*
• remains motionless ,tears fall*

Question 3

Relationship with American Dream

Biff + Happy bedroom scene

Answer 3

Biff
“I spent six of seven years/trying to work myself up” , “its a measly manner of existence” , “that’s how you build a future”

Happy
“its what I always wanted” “And still, goddamit, I’m lonely”

Question 4

The endings

• Happys ignorance
• Lindas suffering

Answer 4

“he had a good dream. Its the only dream you can have- to come out number one man”

“I made the last payment on the house today- and there’ll be nobody home”

Question 5

Ben

Willys admiration
Ben Projecting the American dream

Answer 5

‘That man was success incarnate!” ,”The Greatest things can happen’

“I walked into that jungle, and when I was 21 I walked out ,and by god I was rich”

Question 6

Ben tempting Willy

mephistopheles

Answer 6

“outstanding, with two thousand behind him”
‘The jungle is dark but full of diamonds”
“a perfect proposition all around”

Question 7

Willys flashback

• the contrast of reality (tells Linda) to Fiction (what tells the boys)
• his job makes him lonely

Answer 7

‘I never have to wait to see the buyer”
“im not noticed”,”people don’t seem to take to me”

“cute I get so lonely -especially when business is bad and there’s nobody to talk to”.

Question 8

The interview

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His pride w Charley

Answer 8

‘All I need to set my table is 50 dollars a week”
“if I had forty dollars a week-thats all id need”

“I got a good job” ‘I can’t work for you, thats all, don’t ask me why”
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