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[Show more]Why is Willy home? Why is Linda alarmed that he's home? 
Willy is home because he felt he was going to crash because he couldn't concentrate on the road. Linda is alarmed because last time he came home early he actually crashed and she was scared it happened again. 
 
 
 
Why is Willy annoyed at B...
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Willy is home because he felt he was going to crash because he couldn't concentrate on the road. Linda is alarmed because last time he came home early he actually crashed and she was scared it happened again. 
 
 
 
Why is Willy annoyed at B...
Why has Willy returned home early at the beginning of the play? 
He had difficulty driving & almost crashed. 
 
 
 
Describe Willy. 
He's blunt, arrogant, angry, & suicidal. He wants to be loved. 
 
 
 
Describe Linda & explain how she treats Willy. 
She's Willy's wife & she admires him. She's a...
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He had difficulty driving & almost crashed. 
 
 
 
Describe Willy. 
He's blunt, arrogant, angry, & suicidal. He wants to be loved. 
 
 
 
Describe Linda & explain how she treats Willy. 
She's Willy's wife & she admires him. She's a...
who is the author 
Arthur Miller, 
 
 
 
who is the salesman 
Willy Loman 
 
 
 
how many acts 
2 and a requiem 
 
 
 
who are the characters 
Willy Loman, Linda, Biff, Happy, Bernard, The woman, Charley, Uncle Ben, Howard Wagner, Jenny, Stanley, Miss Forsythe, Letta. 
 
 
 
where does the action t...
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Add to cartwho is the author 
Arthur Miller, 
 
 
 
who is the salesman 
Willy Loman 
 
 
 
how many acts 
2 and a requiem 
 
 
 
who are the characters 
Willy Loman, Linda, Biff, Happy, Bernard, The woman, Charley, Uncle Ben, Howard Wagner, Jenny, Stanley, Miss Forsythe, Letta. 
 
 
 
where does the action t...
Willy Loman is a 25 year old door to door salesman 
False 
 
 
 
Linda his wife loves him and admires his drive to make g is dreams come true 
True 
 
 
 
Willy feels that he is in top of things and in control in the first scene 
False 
 
 
 
The boys are happy and successful in their jobs making mo...
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Add to cartWilly Loman is a 25 year old door to door salesman 
False 
 
 
 
Linda his wife loves him and admires his drive to make g is dreams come true 
True 
 
 
 
Willy feels that he is in top of things and in control in the first scene 
False 
 
 
 
The boys are happy and successful in their jobs making mo...
Willy Loman is a 25 year old door to door salesman 
False 
 
 
 
Linda his wife loves him and admires his drive to make g is dreams come true 
True 
 
 
 
Willy feels that he is in top of things and in control in the first scene 
False 
 
 
 
The boys are happy and successful in their jobs making mo...
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Add to cartWilly Loman is a 25 year old door to door salesman 
False 
 
 
 
Linda his wife loves him and admires his drive to make g is dreams come true 
True 
 
 
 
Willy feels that he is in top of things and in control in the first scene 
False 
 
 
 
The boys are happy and successful in their jobs making mo...
Death of a Salesman exam |69 questions and answers.
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ACT I - Describe the first impression which the audience is given of Willy Loman. (pg 5) 
Overwhelmed, exhausted, helpless, and clustered. Smashed the car. Wife is concerned. Good insight of who he is as a person. Brutal honesty. 
 
 
 
What comment does Willy make about the scenery during his drive...
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Overwhelmed, exhausted, helpless, and clustered. Smashed the car. Wife is concerned. Good insight of who he is as a person. Brutal honesty. 
 
 
 
What comment does Willy make about the scenery during his drive...
Describe the first impression which the audience is given of Willy Loman. 
Troubled; because he cannot drive without being distracted. "I just couldn't make it Linda"- defeated, despair, ashamed. Desperate guy asking for help. 
 
 
 
What comment does Willy make about the scenery during his drive...
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Add to cartDescribe the first impression which the audience is given of Willy Loman. 
Troubled; because he cannot drive without being distracted. "I just couldn't make it Linda"- defeated, despair, ashamed. Desperate guy asking for help. 
 
 
 
What comment does Willy make about the scenery during his drive...
Who said this? 
"And I never got anywhere because you blew me so full of hot air I could never stand taking orders from anybody! That's whose fault it is!" 
Biff Loman 
 
 
 
Who said this? 
"He's been trying to kill himself." 
Linda Loman 
 
 
 
Why are Biff and Willy at odds with one another...
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"And I never got anywhere because you blew me so full of hot air I could never stand taking orders from anybody! That's whose fault it is!" 
Biff Loman 
 
 
 
Who said this? 
"He's been trying to kill himself." 
Linda Loman 
 
 
 
Why are Biff and Willy at odds with one another...
WILLY: a young man with such—personal attractiveness, gets lost. 
Literary Device: Hyperbole, Conflict (Man vs. Man), 
Meaning: 
• Willy's reflections suggest complete faith in the notion that in America, anyone who works hard and is personally compelling is destined to succeed. 
• Beyond tha...
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Add to cartWILLY: a young man with such—personal attractiveness, gets lost. 
Literary Device: Hyperbole, Conflict (Man vs. Man), 
Meaning: 
• Willy's reflections suggest complete faith in the notion that in America, anyone who works hard and is personally compelling is destined to succeed. 
• Beyond tha...
Willy Loman 
An insecure, self-deluded traveling salesman. He believes wholeheartedly in the American Dream of easy success and wealth, but he never achieves it. 
 
 
 
Biff Loman 
Willy's thirty-four-year-old elder son. He led a charmed life in high school as a football star with scholarship prosp...
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Add to cartWilly Loman 
An insecure, self-deluded traveling salesman. He believes wholeheartedly in the American Dream of easy success and wealth, but he never achieves it. 
 
 
 
Biff Loman 
Willy's thirty-four-year-old elder son. He led a charmed life in high school as a football star with scholarship prosp...
Why is Willy home? Why is Linda alarmed that he's home? 
He says that he is too tired to finish his trip. He says he was falling asleep and swerving off the road. Linda is worried about Willie in general. She thinks he works too hard and should not be traveling any more. She attributes Willie's sw...
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Add to cartWhy is Willy home? Why is Linda alarmed that he's home? 
He says that he is too tired to finish his trip. He says he was falling asleep and swerving off the road. Linda is worried about Willie in general. She thinks he works too hard and should not be traveling any more. She attributes Willie's sw...
"A melody is heard, played upon a flute. It is small and fine, telling of grass and trees and the horizon" 
-Stage directions 
Flute= eerie, associated with dreams and nature, not drawing attention to itself 
Horizon= hope is far away/ long gone 
 
 
 
"Towering, angular shapes behind it, surroun...
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Add to cart"A melody is heard, played upon a flute. It is small and fine, telling of grass and trees and the horizon" 
-Stage directions 
Flute= eerie, associated with dreams and nature, not drawing attention to itself 
Horizon= hope is far away/ long gone 
 
 
 
"Towering, angular shapes behind it, surroun...
Hastings Refirgerator 
Willy's belief that well advertised proudcts are the best. 
 
 
 
Sneakers 
Biff's dreams-then he burns them (unfulfilled dream) 
 
 
 
Alaska Timberland 
Willy's missed opportunity with Ben 
 
 
 
Jungle 
Ben's success and the mystery behind how he became so rich. 
 
 
 
...
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Add to cartHastings Refirgerator 
Willy's belief that well advertised proudcts are the best. 
 
 
 
Sneakers 
Biff's dreams-then he burns them (unfulfilled dream) 
 
 
 
Alaska Timberland 
Willy's missed opportunity with Ben 
 
 
 
Jungle 
Ben's success and the mystery behind how he became so rich. 
 
 
 
...
Willy did what on his way home from work at the beginning of the book? 
Steered off of the road and nearly crashed because his mind wandered and he forgot he was driving 
 
 
 
What does Linda recommend Willy does? 
Request a transfer to a local office job 
 
 
 
Where had Biff been for the last 10 ...
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Add to cartWilly did what on his way home from work at the beginning of the book? 
Steered off of the road and nearly crashed because his mind wandered and he forgot he was driving 
 
 
 
What does Linda recommend Willy does? 
Request a transfer to a local office job 
 
 
 
Where had Biff been for the last 10 ...
Context 
The play was a big success - written in 1949, and was inspired by Miller's experience of The Depression, which he said 'is my book'. The Depression put a great strain on his family, and to help them financially, he briefly became a salesman, although shortly quit because of the poor pay....
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The play was a big success - written in 1949, and was inspired by Miller's experience of The Depression, which he said 'is my book'. The Depression put a great strain on his family, and to help them financially, he briefly became a salesman, although shortly quit because of the poor pay....
What does the description of the setting suggest about the mood of this play? 
Small house surrounded by tall buildings suggests that the mood is depressing and nostalgic. 
 
 
 
How does Linda define her role as a wife and mother? 
She defines her role as a housewife, she obeys him, & she protects ...
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Add to cartWhat does the description of the setting suggest about the mood of this play? 
Small house surrounded by tall buildings suggests that the mood is depressing and nostalgic. 
 
 
 
How does Linda define her role as a wife and mother? 
She defines her role as a housewife, she obeys him, & she protects ...
'Developed an iron repression of her exceptions to Willy's behaviour' 
Linda loves Willy, despite his mistreatment of her and how he underappreciates what she does for him. 
 
 
 
'The mind is what counts, dear.' 
Linda recognises that Willy is tormented by his inability to achieve his dreams. ...
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Add to cart'Developed an iron repression of her exceptions to Willy's behaviour' 
Linda loves Willy, despite his mistreatment of her and how he underappreciates what she does for him. 
 
 
 
'The mind is what counts, dear.' 
Linda recognises that Willy is tormented by his inability to achieve his dreams. ...
"Work a lifetime to pay off a house. You finally own it, and there's nobody to live in it." (15 
Willy to Linda 
The dream of success is hard to achieve and when finally achieved, it is too late or took to long 
 
 
 
"Bernard can get the best marks in school, y'understand, but when he gets out...
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Willy to Linda 
The dream of success is hard to achieve and when finally achieved, it is too late or took to long 
 
 
 
"Bernard can get the best marks in school, y'understand, but when he gets out...
Where did Biff go early that morning? 
to go see Mr.Oliver 
 
 
 
What did Willy resolve to talk about with Howard? 
about the job in New York 
 
 
 
What is the result of Willy's conversation with Howard? 
he basically gets fired 
 
 
 
"You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away -- a man ...
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Add to cartWhere did Biff go early that morning? 
to go see Mr.Oliver 
 
 
 
What did Willy resolve to talk about with Howard? 
about the job in New York 
 
 
 
What is the result of Willy's conversation with Howard? 
he basically gets fired 
 
 
 
"You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away -- a man ...
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