KO Q21-30 Flashcards
What does Linda say (as Miller’s mouthpiece) that reflects a modern take on the traditional Aristotelian view of the tragic hero?
- ‘I don’t say he’s a great man, Willy Lowman never made a lot of money. He’s not the finest character that ever lived. But he’s a human being and a terrible thing is happening to him’
- ‘A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man’
What are Linda’s three revelations to her sons?
- Willy is on commission
2.He borrows 50 dollars a month from Charley
3.He has tried to kill himself and keeps a length on rubber pipe in the cellar
What plan does Happy create to cheer up his mother and father and motivate Biff, that ensures the act ends on something of a high?
The Loman line selling sporting goods.
How does Willy describe Biff at the close of act one, prior to going to bed?
‘Like a young god ,Hercules.A star like that is magnificent, can never really fade away!
What is the final image the audience sees in act one?
Biff wraps the tubing around his hand and quickly goes upstairs.
What kind of music begins act 2?
‘Gay and bright’
Where(and why) is Willy to meet his boys later that day?
Frank’s chop house - for a meal.
How is Howard Wagner clearly a symbol of success?
Expensive hobbies
Perfect family
He has a maid
He is the boss of the firm that employs Willy.
What does Willy ask from Howard?
A job selling at the main office in New York.
He asks for 65 dollars a week and then decreases to 40.
What does Willy tell Howard when he is continually declined?
‘You can’t eat the orange and throw the peel away, a man is not a piece of fruit!’
