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Willy's 1st daydream - 1st appearance of the Woman Flashcards

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What happens in Willy’s 1st daydream?

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  • See’s his sons waxing the car upon his return
  • Happy tries to get his fathers attention but it is clear that Biff is favourited (football confession)
  • Willy reveals his secret desire of opening up a bigger business that Uncle Charley because Charley is not well liked. Willy shows off to his sons
  • Bernard asks Biff if he would like to go revise. Biff shows of shoes with School logo - remarked that this will not help him pass
  • Willy says that though Bernard may get good grades he will not succeed because he is not well liked / as good looking
  • Brags to Linda that he made $1,200 this quickly diminishes once she starts making calculations. They have lots of bills to pay
  • Willy moans that he cannot move ahead because people do not like him yet Linda comforts him
  • States that Charley is respected because he is a man of few words. Willy thinks that people mock him for being too fat again Linda comforts him
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What advice does Willy give to Biff about girls?

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‘Just wanna be careful with those girls… Don’t make any promises. No promises of any kind…. you’re too young to be talking seriously to girls’

  • in the future that desires for commitment ironic that he trusts his father who also isn’t committed
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Willy; ‘Just wanna be _____ with _____ girls… Don’t make any _____. No _____ of any _____ …. you’re too young to be talking _____ to girls’

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Willy; ‘Just wanna be CAREFUL with THOSE girls… Don’t make any PROMISES. No PROMISES of any KIND …. you’re too young to be talking SERIOUSLY to girls’

  • in the future that desires for commitment ironic that he trusts his father who also isn’t committed
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What does Willy tell Biff to focus on instead of girls?

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‘Watch your schooling’

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What does Willy say to his sons about leaving a job?

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‘Never leave a job till you’re finished - remember that’

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Willy; ‘Never leave a _____ till you’re _____ - _____ that’

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‘Never leave a JOB till you’re FINISHED - REMEMBER that’

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How does Willy react to Biff’s theft of the football?

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‘laughing with him at the theft…. Coach’ll probably congratulate you on your initiative’

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Willy; ‘_____ with him at the theft…. Coach’ll probably _____ you on your _____’

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‘LAUGHING with him at the theft…. Coach’ll probably CONGRATULATE you on your INITIATVE’

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How does Happy fit into this scene (Willy’s first daydream)?

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Happy is constantly trying to gain his father’s attention whilst he is largely ignored and Biff is praised

There is a large speech imbalance skewed towards Biff and Willy

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What is Willy’s secret dream?

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To own his own business where he will never have to leave home

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What does Willy say about Uncle Charley?

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‘Charley is not - liked. He’s liked, but he’s not - well liked’

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Willy; ‘Charley is not - _____. He’s _____, but he’s not - _____ _____’

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‘Charley is not - LIKED. He’s LIKED, but he’s not - WELL LIKED’

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What does Willy say about leaving his car in New England?

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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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Willy; ‘I can _____ my car in any _____ in _____ _____, and the _____ _____ it like their _____’

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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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How does Willy descrie Bernard?

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As ‘so anaemic’

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What did Bernard come to see if Biff was going to do?

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Study - If Biff didn’t study maths he may ‘flunk’ and not graduate

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How does Biff echo his father in regards to the description of Bernard?

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‘He’s liked, but he’s not well liked’

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What does Willy predict about the future success of Bernard compared to Biff and :)?

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Biff and Willy are going to be ‘5x ahead of [Bernard]’ because they are built like Adonises (gods)

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Willy; ‘Be _____ and you will never _____’

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‘Be LIKED and you will never WANT’

20
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How do Linda and Willy feed into consumerism?

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‘They [washing machines] got the biggest ads of any of them’

Have lots of things on credit for which they owe money for

21
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How does Willy contradict his previous statement about the car they own?

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‘That goddamn Chevrolet, they ought to prohibit the manufacture of that car!’

22
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How does Linda support her husband about picking up business in the next week?

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‘Well, next week you’ll do better’

23
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How does Willy respond to Linda’s encouragement about working better next week?

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‘Oh, I’ll knock ‘em dead next week… I’m very well liked in Hartford’

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Willy; ‘Oh, I’ll _____ ‘em _____ next week… I’m very well liked in _____’

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‘Oh, I’ll KNOCK ‘em DEAD next week… I’m very well liked in HARTFORD’

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How is Willy honest to Linda about how people actually like him?

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‘You know, the trouble is, Linda, people don’t seem to take to me’

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Willy; ‘You know, the _____ is, Linda, _____ don’t _____ to _____ to me’

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‘You know, the TROUBLE is, Linda, PEOPLE don’t SEEM to TAKE to me’

27
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What did Willy overhear his buyers say and how did he react?

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Walrus (can’t be sure that they were talking about him)

  • he reacted by punching him across the face
28
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What does Willy say he sometimes want to do when he is on the road and who does he say this to?

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‘on the road - I want to grab you sometimes and just kiss the life outa you’

  • this may either be to Linda or the Woman
29
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How does Willy friendzone Linda?

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‘You’re the best there is, Linda, you’re a pal, you know that?’

30
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Willy; ‘on the _____ - I want to _____ you _____ and just _____ the _____ outa you’

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‘on the ROAD - I want to GRAB you SOMETIMES and just KISS the LIFE outa you’

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Willy; ‘You’re the _____ there is, Linda, you’re a _____, you _____ that?’

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‘You’re the BEST there is, Linda, you’re a PAL, you KNOW that?’

Death of a Salesman (3 decks)

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