Willy tragic hero - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

DEATH OF A SALESMAN EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS When was the play written? - Answer-1949 What was the play inspired by? - Answer-Miller's experience of The Depression, which he said 'is my book' What effect did The Depression have on Arthur Miller? - Answer-The Depression put a great strain on his family, and forced him to become a salesman for a short period (thus Death of a Salesman could be allegorical) What is the full title of the work, and why is this significant? - A...

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. Nor do his sons fulfill his hope that they will succeed where he has failed. When his illusions begin to fail under the pressing realities of his life, his mental health begins to unravel. The overwhelming tensions caused by this disparity, as well as those caused by the societal imperatives that drive him, form the essential conflict o...

DEATH OF A SALESMAN EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (1) When was the play written? - Answer-1949 What was the play inspired by? - Answer-Miller's experience of The Depression, which he said 'is my book' What effect did The Depression have on Arthur Miller? - Answer-The Depression put a great strain on his family, and forced him to become a salesman for a short period (thus Death of a Salesman could be allegorical) What is the full title of the work, and why is this significant...

DEATH OF A SALESMAN EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS When was the play written? - Answer-1949 What was the play inspired by? - Answer-Miller's experience of The Depression, which he said 'is my book' What effect did The Depression have on Arthur Miller? - Answer-The Depression put a great strain on his family, and forced him to become a salesman for a short period (thus Death of a Salesman could be allegorical) What is the full title of the work, and why is this significant? - A...

IN-DEPTH DEATH OF A SALESMAN NOTES USING PEEL/PETER structure to hit all the AO’s. TALKS ABOUT WILLY LOMAN AS A TRAGIC HERO AND HOW THE KNIGHT IN LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI IS ALSO A TRAGIC HERO (Cross referencing). HAS CONTEXTUAL LINKS FOR DOASM. These notes are fantastic for key quote analysis that includes reader, alternative explanations, PQD and even contextual links. Everything you need to revise for your exams. The way I set it out has always helped me achieve very high grades in English ...