Paper 1 - Death of a Salesman - Quotes Flashcards
1
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quotes from stage directions in the opening scene
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- silver athletics trophie
- kitchen table with three chairs
- refrigerator
- turbulent longings within him
- a little numb
- she more than admires him she loves him
2
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quotes from Willy in the opening scene
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- im tired to the deathh
- i absolutely forgot i was driving
- i might have killed somebody
- i have such strange thougts
- five minutes later im dreaming again
- work a lifetime to pay off a house. you finally own it and there’s nobody to live in it
- some people accomplish something
- you cant raise a carrot in the backyard
3
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quotes from willy about biff
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- not finding yourself at the age of thirty four is a disgrace
- hes lazy
- hes not lazy
- i’ll whip you
- there’s nothing the matter with him
- he flunked the subject and laid down and died like a hammer hit him
- you mustnt over emphasise a thing like this
- he loves me
4
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quotes from linda in the opening scene
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- you cant continue this way
- your mind is overactive
- take an aspirin
- they cant expect you to keep travelling
- life is a casting off its always that way
- you make mountains out of molehills
5
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Quotes by Biff about his career
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- i dont know what im supposed to want
- what the hell am i doing playing around with horses
- i ought to be making my future
- all ive done is waste my life
- with a ranch i could do the work i like and still be something
6
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quotes by happy about his career
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- all i can do now is wait for the merchandise manager to die
- i dont know what the hell im working for
- i got more in my pinky finger than hes got in his head
7
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quotes by willy in the first flashback
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- someday ill have my own business and never have to leave home
- the cops will protect it like their own
- five hundred gross
- if business dont pick up i dont know what im going to do
- two hundred gross
- ill knock em dead next week
- they seem to laugh at me
- i wont make a living for you or a business for the boys
8
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quotes by Linda in the first flashback
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- next week you’ll do better
you’re doing wonderful dear - you’re the handsomest man in the world
9
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quotes by willy to charley
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- dont insult me
- you end up worth more dead than alive
10
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quotes by charley
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- you dont have to go on this way
- what the hell is going on in your head
- a salesman has got to dream it comes with the territory
11
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quotes by willy to ben
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- whats the answer
- business is bad, its murderous but not for me
- dad left when i was such a baby, i never had a chance to talk to him
- i still feel - kind of temporary about myself
- how should i teach them
12
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quotes by ben
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- when i was seventeen i walked into the jungle and when i was twenty one i walked out and by god a was rich
- great inventor father, with one gadget he made more in a week then a man like you could make in a lifetime
- its called a cowardly thing
13
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quotes by linda to Biff and Happy
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- i wont have anyone making him feel unwanted
- attention must be paid
- fall into his grave like an old dog
- what happened to the love you had for him
- you’ve turned your backs
- his life is in your hands
14
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quotes for willy being hopeful
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- one million dollar idea
- i see great things for you kids
- i think your troubles are over
15
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quotes from Biff about Willy
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- stop making excuses for him
- i know hes a fake
- i cant bear to look at his face
- there will be no pity for you
- you blew me so full of hot air i could never stand taking orders from anybody
- he had the wrong dreams
- the man didnt know who he was
- i know who i am
- i am not a leader of men and neither are you
16
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quotes from happy to willy
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- dad is never so happy when hes looking forward to something
- there was no necessity for it
- im gonna beat this racket
- he fought it out here and its where im gonna win for him
17
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quotes from willy about loosing his job
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- i put thirty four years into this firm and now i cant pay my insurance
- you cant eat the orange and throw away the peel
18
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quotes from linda at the funeral
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- why didnt anybody come
- i never had a chance to say goodbye
- i keep expecting you
- i made the last payment on the house today and nobdy will be home
- we’re free and clear
