WILLY AND LINDA'S CONVERSATION

Question 1

Link to context?

Answer 1

• Establishes Willy as the common Man as discussed by Arthur Miller

Question 2

cheese

WILLY+LINDA’S CONVERSATION: FRAGILITY/POWERFULNESS + FEAR

Answer 2

“I don’t want change I want Swiss cheese” (page 12)
“How can they whip cheese” (page 12)
- shows his disorientation and fragile mind
- indication of his hamartia from the first act- his wish for nothing to change

Question 3

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WILLY+LINDA’S CONVERSATION: FRAGILITY/POWERFULNESS

Answer 3

“I’m tired to the death”
- foreshadows Willy’s fate
- He is powerless when it comes to his job

Question 4

What is Linda to Willy

WILLY+LINDA’S CONVERSATION: FRAGILITY/POWERFULNESS

Answer 4

“You are my foundation and my support” - relies on her bc otherwise he’ll fall apart

Question 5

growth

WILLY+LINDA’S CONVERSATION: FRAGILITY/POWERFULNESS

Answer 5

“You can’t grow a carrot in the backyard”
light has been blocked off by towering buildings- city is changing around them and there is nothing to be done

Question 6

sudden

WILLY+LINDA’S CONVERSATION: FRAGILITY/POWERFULNESS

Answer 6

“I suddenly couldn’t drive anymore.”
Emphasises his exhaustion

Question 7

2 quotes that show Willy’s inflated sense of self

WILLY + LINDA’S CONVERSATION:
POWER

Answer 7

“If old man Wagner was alive, I’d a been in charge of New York by now.” + “I’m vital in New England.”
- He believes he holds more power than he does

Question 8

Stage direction

WILLY + LINDA’S CONVERSATION:
POWER

Answer 8

“She more than loves him, she admires him.”
He holds power over her subconsciously - she will defend him always

Question 9

Imperatives

WILLY + LINDA’S CONVERSATION:
POWER

Answer 9

“Go down, try it and be quiet.”
- Linda is able to tell him what to do- signifies that she is perhaps the strong character

Question 10

What does Linda do for Willy

WILLY + LINDA’S CONVERSATION:
SUPPORT

Answer 10

[She is taking off his shoes] - she wants him to be comfortable and calm down so she will do what she can to make him happy

Question 11

Reasurring him

WILLY + LINDA’S CONVERSATION:
SUPPORT

Answer 11

“You make mountains out of molehills.” - calling him out on his hamartia

Question 12

Willy’s suicidal thoughts

WILLY + LINDA’S CONVERSATION: FEAR

Answer 12

“I have such thoughts, I have such strange thoughts.” - afraid of what he is capable of

Question 13

Linda afraid

WILLY + LINDA’S CONVERSATION: FEAR

Answer 13

[With a covering laugh] - won’t admit that him yelling scares her because she loves him too much