Death of a salesman

themes : illusion vs reality, tradgedy of the protaganist ,the power of women, tragic love, power and powerlessness

Illusion Vs Reality

Act 1 - illusion

‘a melody…’

a melody is heard, played upon a flute

Illusion Vs Reality

Power and powerlessness

Act 1 - reality

‘towering…’

towering, angular shapes behind it

Illusion Vs Reality

Tragedy of the protaganist

Power and powerlessness

Act 1 - illusion/reality

‘an air…’

an air of the dream clings to the place

Illusion Vs Reality

Act 1 - illusion

‘i opened….’

i opened the windshield and just let the warm air bathe over me

Illusion Vs Reality

Act 1 - reality

‘no, the windsheilds…’

no, the windsheilds dont open on new cars

Illusion Vs Reality

Power and powerlessness

Act 1 - reality

‘ he like …’

he like his brother is lost

Illusion Vs Reality

Tragedy of the protaganist

Power and powerlessness

Act 1 - illusion

‘be…’

be liked and you will never want

Illusion Vs Reality

Act 1 - illusion

‘i bet hed..’

i bed hed back you. cause he thought highly of you biff… your well liked biff

Illusion Vs Reality

Act 1 - illusion

‘coach…’

coach will probably congratulate you on your initiative

Illusion Vs Reality

Tragedy of the protaganist

Power and powerlessness

Act 1 - reality

‘i dont know…’

i dont know the reason for it, but they just pass me by

Illusion Vs Reality

Act 1 - illusion

‘pop…’

pop i told you im going to retire you for life

Illusion Vs Reality

Act 1 - reality

‘ on seventy…’

on seventy goddamn dollars a week

Illusion Vs Reality

Tragedy of the protaganist

Act 1 - illusion/reality

‘buisness…’

buisness is bad, its murderous. but not for me ofcourse

Illusion Vs Reality

Tragedy of the protaganist

Act 1 - reality

‘the man…’

the man is exhausted

Illusion Vs Reality

Act 1 - reality

‘…..bum’

philandering bum

Illusion Vs Reality

Act 2 - illusion

‘music…’

music is heard, gay and bright

Illusion Vs Reality

Act 2 - illusion

‘hes heading…’

hes heading for a change

Illusion Vs Reality

Act 2 - illusion

‘its changing…’

its changing willy, i can feel it

Illusion Vs Reality

Tragedy of the protaganist

Power and powerlessness

Act 2 - reality

‘ill be …’

ill be with you in a minuet

Illusion Vs Reality

Act 2 - reality

‘sh…’

sh for godsake!

Illusion Vs Reality

Power and powerlessness

Act 2 - reality

‘he looks for …’

he looks for his lighter, willy has picked it up and gave it to him

Illusion Vs Reality

Power and powerlessness

Act 1 - illusion

‘dont …’

dont pick it up. they have office boys for that

Illusion Vs Reality

Act 2 - illusion

‘theyre working…’

theyre working on a very big deal

Illusion Vs Reality

Act 2 - reality

‘ theres no time…’

theres no time for false pride

Illusion Vs Reality

Tragedy of the protaganist

Act 2 - reality

‘what are you…’

what are you building? lay your hand on it. where is it?

Illusion Vs Reality

Tragedy of the protaganist

Power and powerlessness

Act 2 - reality

‘the only thing'…’

the only thing you got in this world is what you can sell. and the funny thing is your a salesman and dont know that

Illusion Vs Reality

Power and powerlessness

Act 2 - reality

‘i waited…’

i waited six hours for him… he comes out. didnt remember who i was

Illusion Vs Reality

tragic love

Act 2 - reality

‘we never…’

we never told the truth for ten minuets in this house

Illusion Vs Reality

Tragedy of the protaganist

tragic love

Req - reality

‘he…’

he had all the wrong dreams

Illusion Vs Reality

Tragedy of the protaganist

tragic love

Req - reality

‘why….

why didnt anybody come?

Tragedy of the protaganist

tragic love

Act 1

‘ work…’

work a life time to pay off a house. you finally own it and theres no one to live in it !

Tragedy of the protaganist

Act 1

‘the one…’

the one who makes an appearance…is the man who gets ahead

Tragedy of the protaganist

Act 2

‘ he died…’

he died the death of a salesman

Tragedy of the protaganist

Power and powerlessness

Act 2

‘you end up…’

you end up worth more dead than alive

Tragedy of the protaganist

Power and powerlessness

tragic love

Act 2

‘can you imagine..’

can you imagine that magnificence with twenty thousand dollars in his pocket

The power of women

tragic love

Power and powerlessness

Act 1

‘carefully…’

carefully, delicately

The power of women

Act 1

‘h….’

helpfully

The power of women

Act 1

"‘boy…’

boy there was a pig

The power of women

Act 1

‘because i…’

because i dont want the girl and i still take it

The power of women

Act 1

‘ linda goes…’

linda goes into the kitchen to dawn stockings

The power of women

Act 1

‘ill see…’

ill see you the next time im in boston

The power of women

Power and powerlessness

Act 1

‘angrily…’

angrily taking them from her

'The power of women

Act 1

‘dye…’

dye it again will ya? i dont want my pal looking old

The power of women

tragic love

Power and powerlessness

Act 1

‘stop making…’

stop making excuses for him. hes always wiped the floor with you. never had an ounce of respect for you

The power of women

tragic love

Act 1

‘it seems…’

it seems theres a woman…what woman?

The power of women

Act 1

‘stop…’

stop interupting

The power of women

Act 1

‘going…’

going right through her speach

The power of women

Act 1

‘with…’

with inate patience

tragic love

Act 1

‘your my…’

your my foundation and my support linda

tragic love

Act 1

‘but hes…’

but hes a human being and a terrible thing is happening to him so attention must be payed

tragic love

Act 1

‘biff…’

biff is a lazy bum

tragic love

Power and powerlessness

Act 2

‘ pop im…’

pop im nothing!

tragic love

Act 1

‘dont you…’

dont you yell at her pop

tragic love

Act 1

‘what’re…’

what’re you takin’ over this house?

tragic love

Act 1

‘hes not…’

hes not the finest character that ever lived. but hes a human being

tragic love

REQ

‘were…’

were free and clear..

tragic love

Act 1

‘willy…’

willy darling, your the hansomest man in the world

Power and powerlessness

Act 1

‘screw…’

screw the buisness world

Power and powerlessness

Act 2

‘once in my…’

once in my life i would like to own something outwright before its broken!

Power and powerlessness

Act 2

‘again…’

again the same song is whisteled

Power and powerlessness

Act 2

‘with…’

‘with us?’

Power and powerlessness

Act 2

‘you cant…’

you cant eat the orange and throw the peel away, a man is not a piece of fruit

Power and powerlessness

Act 2

‘because the woman…’

because the woman has waited, and the woman has suffered