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Why does Arthur Miller's choice to make willy an ordinary man in Death of a Salesman make the play different from classical tragedies?
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Because tragedies are about powerful heroes
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How did arthur miller change the genre of tragedy in Death of a Salesman?
He showed the suffering of an ordinary man.
What makes Death of a Salesman an example of American Realist Theater?
The play shows the struggles of ordinary people. APEX.
Why can Death of a Salesman be described as a piece of American Realist Theater?
The play involves ordinary people and the things that happen to them.
Was Death of a Salesman truly a Tragedy?
Yes the story death of a salesman is a tragedy because it shows the sequence as being tragic and horrific because he kills himself in a car wreck. im afraid i cannot possibly agree...death of a salesman doesnt contain any of the features of a true tragedy defined by Aristotle. By that definition, many of Shakespeare's tragedies cannot be considered tragedy as they do not conform to Aristotle's definition of tragedy. Hamlet, considered his finest, breaks many of Aristotle's rules of tragedy. Surely we move on from purist classical definitions to embrace new modes of thinking. Miller's exploration of the plight of a common man is a Romantic concept in considering the common man worthy of study. Is not the common man as capable of tragedy as kings and queens?
Is Linda portrayed as a stereotypical female character or is she multidimensional in the miller play Death of a salesman?
linda, the wife of Willy and mother of Biff and Happy in the death of a salesman was a typical house hold woman. She was the peace maker in the house. She really fits the stereotype of a woman at that period. This reminds me about back home in Gambia (West Africa), half of the married women are subjected to the same house hold role Linda played. Most ordinary housewives are always faithful to their husbands like Linda. for erxample, Willy, darlind, you're the handsomest man in the world." Despite Willy treated her as an inferior wife, sometimes neglects her, but she still love him uncondiyionally
Why does Arthur millers choice to make willy an ordinary man in death of a salesman make the play different from classical tragedies?
Because tragedies are about powerful heroes
What is one way that arthur millers play death of a salesman is different from a classical tragedy?
Death of a Salesman shows the suffering of an ordinary man instead of a powerful and famous man.
What is one way that Arthur millers play death of a salesman is different from a classic tragedy?
Death of a Salesman shows the suffering of an ordinary man instead of a powerful and famous man.
How did arthur miller change the genre of tragedy in Death of a Salesman?
He showed the suffering of an ordinary man.
How did Arthur miller change the genre of tragedy of death of a salesman?
He showed the suffering of the ordinary man.
What makes Death of a Salesman an example of American Realist Theater?
The play shows the struggles of ordinary people. APEX.
Why can Death of a Salesman be described as a piece of American Realist Theater?
The play involves ordinary people and the things that happen to them.
Why can Death of a Salesman be describes as a piece of American realist theater?
The play involves ordinary people and the things that happen to them.
Was Death of a Salesman truly a Tragedy?
Yes the story death of a salesman is a tragedy because it shows the sequence as being tragic and horrific because he kills himself in a car wreck. im afraid i cannot possibly agree...death of a salesman doesnt contain any of the features of a true tragedy defined by Aristotle. By that definition, many of Shakespeare's tragedies cannot be considered tragedy as they do not conform to Aristotle's definition of tragedy. Hamlet, considered his finest, breaks many of Aristotle's rules of tragedy. Surely we move on from purist classical definitions to embrace new modes of thinking. Miller's exploration of the plight of a common man is a Romantic concept in considering the common man worthy of study. Is not the common man as capable of tragedy as kings and queens?
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