death of a salesman Flashcards

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1
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willy gives biff a job

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“I’ll get him a job selling. He could be big in no time”

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Jungle

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“Walked into a jungle, and comes out, the age of twenty-one, and he’s rich”

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3
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Commission

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“I averaged a hundred and seventy dollars a week in commissions”

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4
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Hartford

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“I’m very well-liked in Hartford”

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5
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dave Singleman

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“He died the death of a salesman”

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6
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Be liked

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“Be liked and you will never want”

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Park car

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“I can park my car in any street in New England, and the cops protect it like their own”

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Charlie

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“charlie is not liked. He’s liked, but he’s not well-liked”

“Charlie you’re the only friend i got”

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9
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biff steals ball

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“coach’ll probably congratulate you on your initiative”

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10
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20k

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“outstanding with twenty thousand behind him”

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Willy lies about Biff and Happy’s success

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“they’re working on a very big deal”

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12
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dead or alive?

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“end up worth more dead than alive”

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13
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Carrot

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“you can’t even raise a carrot in the backyard”

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14
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willy has no seeds planted

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“i have nothing in the ground”

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15
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Pen

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“i took his fountain pen”

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16
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Ridiculous lie

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“i realise what a ridiculous lie my whole life has been”

17
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Dime

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“I’m a dime a dozen and so are you”

“i am not a dime a dozen, i am Willy Loman”

18
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phoney dream

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“will you take that phoney dream and burn it before something happens”

19
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Biff on Willy after death

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“He never knew who he was”

“he had the wrong dreams. All all wrong”

20
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Biff doesn’t want to become a theif

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“why am i trying to become what i don’t want to be”

21
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Jobs since high school

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“i stole my self out of every good job since high school”

22
Q

10minute

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“we never told the truth for 10 minutes in this house”

23
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Leader of men

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“i am not a leader of men, willy, and neither are you”

24
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hot air

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“you blew me so full of hot air i could never stand taking orders from anybody”

25
Q

biff finds his father cheating

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[his tears break through and he rises to go]

26
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Biff tries to end on a good note

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“shake hands. Dad”- “Not my hand”

27
Q

end scene- Biff wants to know what willy wants

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“exactly what is it you want from me”

28
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end scene- alright phoney

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“all right phoney! Let’s lay it on the line”

29
Q

suicide pipe

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“[not looking at it] what is that?”

30
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Biff snaps at Happy

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“you’re practically full of it”

31
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Willy blames Biff on his failures

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“and whose fault is that?”

32
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Willy tells Biff to commit suicide

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“Then hang yourself! For spite, hand yourself”

33
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Pop

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“Pop I’m nothing! I’m nothing pop”

34
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remarkable

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“isn’t that remarkable? Biff he likes me”

35
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Happy has same false hope and self belief that willy has

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“im gonna run that department before the years up”

36
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Willy thinks Biff will be happy about his suicide

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“Ben, hell worship me for it”

37
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Willy drives off to kill himself

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“[there is the sound of a car starting and moving away at full speed]”