She gets out and puts on a robe, listening. LINDA, his wife, has stirred in her bed at the right. " He closes the door, then carries his cases out into the living-room, through the draped kitchen doorway. I want to walk into the store the way he walks in. 'I realised what a ridiculous lie my whole life has been.' Act 1- recognition 'Its a measly manner of existence.' Act 1- link to the American Dream 'I oughta be makin my future.
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A word-sigh escapes his lips-it might be " Oh, boy, oh, boy. PLUS Flashcards PLUS Quotes Happy Loman I gotta show some of those pompous, self-important executives over there that Hap Loman can make the grade. He thinks that being handsome and well liked gets everyone somewhere, thinks he will get something for nothing. He unlocks the door, comes into the kitchen, and thankfully lets his burden down, feeling the soreness of his palms. In the greatest county in the world a young man with such - personal attractiveness, gets lost.' Willy is just as lost, as exhibited by the warped view of the AD. Even as he crosses the stage to the doorway of the house, his exhaustion is apparent. He is past sixty years of age, dressed quietly. From the right, WILLY LOMAN, the Salesman, enters, carrying two large sample cases. But in the scenes of the past these boundaries are broken, and characters enter or leave a room by stepping " through " a wall onto the forestage. Whenever the action is in the present the actors observe the imaginary wall-lines, entering the house only through its door at the left. This forward area serves as the back yard as well as the locale of all WILLY's imaginings and of his city scenes. Before the house lies an apron, curving beyond the forestage into the orchestra. The roof-line of the house is one-dimensional under and over it we see the apartment buildings. Act 1 Quotes It's a measly manner of existence.
For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one: ). He wants to be seen and loved for who he is. Biff Loman Quotes in Death of a Salesman The Death of a Salesman quotes below are all either spoken by Biff Loman or refer to Biff Loman. Rather than seeking money and success, Biff wants a more basic life. Biff reminds us that the American Dream is not every man's dream. Willy is simply unable to accept the truth. The entire setting is wholly or, in some places, partially transparent. Yet, despite his insight and honesty, Biff is unable to communicate openly with his father. Biff and Happys visit creates a great deal of tension in the Loman household.
(This bedroom is above the unseen living-room.) At the left a stairway curves up to it from the kitchen. Provide quotations to support your answer. Two beds are dimly seen, and at the back of the room a dormer window. Behind the kitchen, on a level raised six and a half feet, is the boys' bedroom, at present barely visible.
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