Charley Key Quotes Both Acts Flashcards
Description in stage directions for Charley (Act 1)
“[ He is a large man, slow of speech, laconic, immovable]”
“[In all he says, despite what he says, there is pity, and now trepidation]
Where is Charley positioned his first scene( Act 1)
“[sitting down at the kitchen table opposite Willy]”
How does Charley respond to Willy constantly being insulted and irritated? (Act 1)
“no sense in it. You don’t have to go on this way”
How does Charley respond to Willy’s worries over Biffs fate? ( Act 1)
“ He won’t starve. None of them starve. Forget about him”
What advice does Charley give Willy? ( Act 1)
“When a deposit bottle is broken you don’t get your nickel back”
What does Charley warn Willy and Ben? (Act 1)
“ if they steal any more from that building the watchman’ll put the cops on them”
What does Charley say about his New England man? (Act 2)
“ My New England man comes back and he’s bleedin’, they murdered him up there”
What does Charley reveal to Willy about the Ebbets Field? (Act 2)
“ Ebbets Field just blew up”
What does Charley reply with when Willy says Bernard didn’t mention he was working in the Supreme Court? (Act 2)
“ He didn’t have to - he’s gonna do it”
What does Charley say his best quality as a parent was? (Act 2)
“My salvation is that I never took any interest in anything”
What does Charley say the only thing that should matter to Willy is? (Act 2)
“The only thing you got in this world is what you can sell”
Why does Charley say he’ll give Willy a job? (Act 2)
“I’ll give you a job because - just for the hell of it, put it that way”
What does Charley say no man only needs? (Act 2)
“No man only needs a little salary”
What does Charley say the life of a salesman involves? (Act2)
“ riding on a smile and a shoeline. And when they start not smiling back - that’s an earthquake”
What does Charley say a salesman has got to do? (Act 2)
“ A salesman is got to dream boy. It comes with the territory”
