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In five pages Schlondorff's 1985 interpretation of Miller's play is discussed in terms of acting especially Dustin Hoffman's and J...

In six pages this essay analyzes the many themes Miller incorporated into his play that is frequently misunderstood as a result of...

and character. Miller seems to have conceived of Death of a Salesman as a twentieth century tragedy in the tradition of the ancie...

In five pages the development of Biff through different life stages from schoolboy to adulthood are examined with a discussion of ...

any true vision or drive. He was, in many ways, nothing but a limited man in the position of a salesman. He could not grow with th...

for she "She breathes with motherly tenderness and love for all, for life itself. And Linda has a heart full and hands outstretche...

Willy Loman is a rather pathetic man. He is perhaps average, almost typical but maybe too stereotypical. His life had always been...

him long ago, or at the very least, not promoted him. In this we see Willy blaming his new boss for his position. He puts the blam...

to be. Fate has other things in store for Lennie and in the end, it can be said that their friendship is tested one last time....

for all, for life itself. And Linda has a heart full and hands outstretched to give back to life the love it gives her" (OBrien Bi...

who has always studied hard and done what is right in order to get ahead. He has gone to college and is a successful lawyer. In es...

resembles any level of success. If he were wise he would be happy he made a living, had a loving wife, a home, and two good sons. ...

for he is having an affair and in this we see him denying he is aging, and denying he is not the success he thinks he is. In essen...

been so completely dependent on the perception of others. His father left his family when Willy was quite young. Consequently, he ...

wife Linda is a very supportive, almost too supportive, wife who is always there for Willy. In many ways she may well be protectin...

takes in their own world. Even children who generally rebel against their parents will ultimately come to a point where they come ...

they alter the way in which Miller originally set up these elements. The Stage and Setting and Directions In the first product...

what he believes to be truth. He tells her, "Maybe I come into the world backwards, I dont know. But you born with two strikes on ...

truly found happiness in his small level of success. It is simply his nature to have dreamed big and ignorantly, never having poss...

is doing is supporting him and encouraging his dreams, although they are false. Because of this sort of set-up we are immediatel...

These boys are very reflective of how children will take on the traits of their father, through the insistent nature of their fath...

the audience; and finally, it must be complex (McManus, 1999). Complex here means the plot contains a "reversal of intention (peri...

a job he has obviously done for decades. This image is one that induces sympathy and empathy and thus presents the reader or viewe...

faults at all. In our modern society, and perhaps in the past century or so, a tragedy does not necessarily possess all those qu...

of the language in the beginning (Miller 56). Even though he is not "the finest character that ever lived" he does deserve some re...

slowly come to a point where he realizes he is out of time and "His mind has run out of control. He is confused and no longer able...

This essay pertains to "Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller" and presents a complete overview of the play that discusses its feat...

and fancies as Willy himself, and his wife Linda has no skills that would help her find a job; she is a housewife and has cared fo...

This paper discusses specific aspects of "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller. Three pages in length, one source is cited. ...

told him about the American Dream. It is likely that when he ages and gets to a point in his life when he has worked for many deca...