Willy Loman Flashcards

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1
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“I _____ like a ____ one”

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“I slept like a dead one”

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“Gee, on the way ____ tonight I’d like to ___ some _____”

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“Gee, on the way home, tonight, I’d like to buy some seeds”

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“I’m _____ in a ____ with the ______”
“The ______ consumes ____ like a goddamn _____”
“They ____ them so when you _____ paid for them, they’re _____ up”

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“I’m always in a race with the junkyard”
“The refrigerator consumes belts like a goddamn maniac”
“They time them so when you finally paid for them, they’re used up”

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“I’m gonna _____ Howard for a ____, kid”

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“I’m gonna knock Howard for a loop, kid”

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“Will you stop _____ _______?”

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“Will you stop mending stockings?”

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“I’ve come to the _____ that I’d _____ not ____ any more”

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“I’ve come to the decision that I’d rather not travel any more”

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“his name was _____ _______”
“put on his _____ ______ slippers”

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“his name was Dave Singleman”
“put on his green velvet slipper”

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“he died the _____ of a ______, in his ____ _____ slippers in the _____ of the New York, New Haven”

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“he died the death of a salesman, in his green velvet slippers in the smoker of the New York, New Haven”

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“when he ____, hundreds of _____ and _____ were at his funeral. Things were ___ on a lotta _____ for _____ after that”

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“when he died, hundreds of salesmen and buyers were at his funeral. Things were sad on a lotta trains for months after that”

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“Today, it’s all ___ and ______”

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“Today, it’s all cut and dried”

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“You can’t ___ the ______ and throw the ____ away”

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“You can’t eat the orange and throw the peel away”

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“There were ______ made across this ____”

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“There were promises made across this desk”

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“the wonder of this _____, that a man can end with _____ here on the ____ of being ____”

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“the wonder of this country, that a man can end with diamonds here on the basis of being liked”

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“It’s who you ____ and the _____ on your ___! It’s ____, Ben, ______!

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“It’s who you know and the smile on your face! It’s contacts, Ben, contacts!”

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“When this _____ is over, Charley, you’ll be _______ out of the ____ of your ____”

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“When this game is over, Charley you’ll be laughing out of the side of your face”

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“His own ______ court. Must be ____ people”

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“His own tennis court. Must be fine people”

17
Q

“Why didn’t __ ever catch __?”
“I ______ your advice”

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“Why didn’t he ever catch on?”
“I value your advice”

18
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“If a ____ lays down is that my _____?”

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“If a boy lays down is that my fault?”

19
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“I’ve got a ____”
“I don’t want your ______ job”

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“I’ve got a job”
“I don’t want your goddam job”

20
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“You big _______, if you say that to me _____, I’ll ___ you one!”

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“You big ignoramus, if you say that to me again, I’ll rap you one”

21
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“You end up ______ more _____ than ______”

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“You end up worth more dead than alive”

22
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“The woman has _____ and the woman has ______”

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“The woman has waited and the woman has suffered”

23
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“Don’t _____ everything on __!”

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“Don’t blame everything on me!”

24
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“How dare you ___?

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“How dare you cry?”

25
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“Come _____ here or I’ll ____ you! Come back here! I’ll ____ you!”

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Come back here or I’ll beat you! Come back here! I’ll whip you”

26
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“I’ve got to get some _____”

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“I’ve got to get some seeds”

27
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“A ___ has got to ___ up to something”

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“A man has got to add up to something”

28
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“It’s _____ thousand dollars on the ________”

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“It’s twenty thousand dollars on the barrelhead”

29
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“I see it like a _____, _____ in the ____, hard and _____”

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“I see it like a diamond, shining in the dark, hard and rough”

30
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“You ____, ____ mutt!”

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“You vengeful, spiteful mutt!”

31
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“He ____! ____ to me. That boy - that boy is going to be ______!”

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“He cried! Cried to me. That boy - that boy is going to be magnificent!”

32
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“There’s all kinds of _____ people in the stands, and the _____ thing you know…..”

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“There’s all kinds of important people in the stands, and the first thing you know…”