DOAS Critics Flashcards
1
Q
Irving Jacobson
A
Willy does not have the strength and intelligence to scrutinize and come to an understanding of his condition
2
Q
Raymond Reno
A
The action of the play lies in Willy’s efforts to regain the worship Biff once gave him
3
Q
Christopher Bigsby
A
It is not the truth, but Willy’s commitment to illusion that kills him
4
Q
Eleanor Clarke
A
It is of course the brutal capitalist system that has done Willy
5
Q
Guerin Bliquez
A
Linda’s facility for prodding Willy to his doom is what gives the play its direction
To overlook the part she plays in her husband’s pathetic downfall is to miss one of the most profound levels in Arthur Miller’s subtle structuring of his tragedy
