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Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman is a play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. It premiered on Broadway in 1949 and has been revived on Broadway four times. It is also widely performed in theaters around the world. The play is required reading for many high school English and drama classes.
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What are the similarities and differences between Willy and Biff in Death of a Salesman?
They both have successful brothers..
What is the number of pages for Death of a Salesman?
That would depend upon the publication and the size of the print. Of course, Death of a Salesman is a play written by Artur Miller and is intended to be seen on stage in order to gain its full impact. While watching it on stage it is at least 100 pages long. Did you know that Arthur Miller had originally titled this play: Inside Willy Lohman's Head, and imagined a stage that had an outline of Willy's head. The director wisely convinced Miller that this was not such a good idea and Miller abandoned his dream of watching Willy putter around inside his head and called the play: Death of a Salesman. And the rest, as they say....
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How did Willy react after Linda brought up the unpaid bills in Death of a Salesman?
Willy becomes angry and defensive.
What is a problem that willy has at the end of act 1?
Willie Loman is a salesman in "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller. At the end of Act 1 Willy's problem is that he is dissatisfied with how his neighborhood has developed and gotten crowded. He yearns for how things were in the past.
Who is Bill Oliver and what does Biff hope to get from him?
Bill Oliver is a businessman whom Biff worked for as a teenager, though he was fired because Oliver suspected Biff stole some basketballs. Now, Biff is meeting with Bill Oliver to try to raise funds from him for his business with Happy. However, ultimately his metting with Oliver serves to show how much of a lie Biff's life has been, and how unsucessful he truly is.
What is the setting in Death of a Salesman?
setting (time) · "Today," that is, the present; either the late 1940s or the time period in which the play is being produced, with "daydreams" into Willy's past; all of the action takes place during a twenty-four-hour period between Monday night and Tuesday night, except the "Requiem," which takes place, presumably, a few days after Willy's funeral
setting (place) · According to the stage directions, "Willy Loman's house and yard [in Brooklyn] and . . . various places he visits in . . . New York and Boston"
How does Happy try to attract Willy's attention in Death of a Salesman?
Tries and kills himself for not being the ideal son.
Why aren't Biff and Happy at home at the start of Act II?
They have gone into the city, so Biff can ask his old boss for a loan.
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Why is Death of a Salesman an example of a social drama?
Type your answer The play carries a message about real problems that people face here...
Linda's reaction when she discovers Willy is trying to kill himself is to?
Try to protect him but also try not to embarrass him.
Can you negotiate with a different salesman at same dealership?
There's no law against it.
That doesn't mean the dealership or the first salesman is going to make it easy for you. Once you've been greeted by a salesman, at most dealerships they're considered to own you. In order to get a different salesman, you're probably going to have to leave and come back, and you might have to repeat this a couple of times before you actually do get someone different.
What is the significance of the tubing that Linda has found in the basement in Death of a Salesman?
It's something Willy may use to kill himself
In Death of a Salesman who discovers Willys affair?
Biff discovers it while Willy is "selling" in Boston. Willy tries to play it off as a woman who is in his room because they're painting her room, but Biff is old enough to know that Willy has been having an affair.
In Death of a Salesman what does Will's boss show him?
In the Morning as willy comes to office to ask his boss, Howard Wagner for a transfer to New York. As Willy enters the office he sees Howard with a Wire-recorder. It's a machine that records something and you can listen to it whenever you want to. This was what Willy's boss had shown him.
In one or two sentences state what the play Death of a Salesman is about?
its about this salesman right... and he has death coming to him.
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Death of a Salesman bernard becomes a?
in the play bernard who was once a geek, becomes a very successful lawyer, it is said "he is going to argue a case in front of the supreme court" this is ironic as willy himself said bernard would never be successful and biff would be fantastic. when it turns out bernard is super successful willy is confused as to why bernard was successful and biff not.
How does Death of a Salesman reflect post war life?
Death of a Salesman is of a Jewish man after World War two. Willy, The main character, Is the Salesman. so this is shortly after the Holocaust, and in a time of Economic Stability from the increased production from the War.
What describes one of the central tensions in Death of a Salesman?
self-knowledge vs. inherited notions of identity
