Death of a Salesman quotes Flashcards
(25 cards)
Description of the Loman’s house and Setting
‘Towering, angular shapes behind it’
‘Small, fragile- seeming home’
‘An air of the Dream clings to the place’
‘Silver athletic trophy’
Quotes about Willy suffering
‘I’m tired to the death’
‘I’m not noticed’
‘They seem to laugh at me’
‘I’m fat, I’m very foolish to look at’
Linda’s treatment of Willy
Speaks to him ‘very carefully, delicately’
‘She more than loves him, she admires him’
Willy’s pride about being known
‘I’m the New England man, I’m vital in New England’
‘They know me up and down New England’
‘In 1928, I had a big year’ ‘averaged 170 dollars a week’
Willy ‘s negative perception of Biff
‘Not finding yourself at the age of thirty is a disgrace’
‘He’s lazy’ vs ‘he’s not lazy’
Setting of Brooklyn
‘There’s not a breath of fresh air’
‘The grass don’t grow anymore’
‘you gotta break your neck to see a star in this yard’
Description of Biff
‘Well- built’
‘Less self-assured’
‘His dreams are stronger and less acceptable’
Description of Happy
‘Tall, powerfully made’
‘Sexuality is like a visible colour on him’
Biff as counter to the American Dream
‘All I’ve done is waste my life’
‘What a ridiculous lie my whole life has been’
‘We’ve been talking in a dream for fifteen years’
‘I stole myself out of every good dream since high school’
‘I’m a dime a dozen, and so are you.’
Happy’s perception of Willy
‘Embarrassing’
‘That’s not my father. He’s just a guy’.
Willy promoting Willy via the American Dream
‘Coach will probably congratulate you on your initiative’
‘Be liked and you will never want’
‘Like a young God. Hercules’
‘Three great universities ae begging for him’
‘Thousands of people will be rooting for you and loving you’
Willy defensive against Charley’s offer
‘What the hell are you offering me job for?’
‘I got a good job’
‘I don’t want your goddamn job’ vs ‘I was just fired’
Ben perpetuating the American Dream
‘When I was seventeen, I walked into the jungle, and when I was twenty one I walked out. And by God I was rich.’
‘Never fight fair with a stranger.’ ‘You’ll never get out the jungle that way’
‘A diamond is hard and rough to the touch’
Linda defending Willy
‘He’s not the finest character that ever lived. But he’s a human being’
‘Attention must finally be paid to such a person.’
‘He was so wonderful with his hands’
The Loman Line
‘I got a feasible idea […] the Loman line’
‘One million dollar idea’
Who does Willy think embodies the American Dream?
Dave Singleman
What does Willy argue Howard can’t do?
‘Eat an orange and throw the peel away- man is not a piece of fruit.’
‘[Howard has not looked at him]’
Quote signifying the end of Biff’s AD
‘Ebbet’s field just blew up
Biff’s pride of his father
‘That touchdown is for you.’
‘If he saw the kind of man you are’
‘He’d like you, pop’
Happy perpetuating the American Dream
‘Biff is one of the greatest football players in this country’
‘Willy Loman did not die in vain. He had a good dream’.
‘I’m gonna win it for him’.
Biff as a a voice of reason
‘let’s hold on to the facts tonight, pop’
‘I’m a dime a dozen, and so are you!’
‘He had the wrong dreams’
‘He never knew who he was’
‘You blew me so full of hot air’
Biff’s reaction to finding Willy cheating
‘He wouldn’t listen to you’
‘You gave her mama’s stockings.’
‘You fake! You phony little fake!’
Charley and Willy’s friendship
‘Charley, you’re the only friend I got’
‘Nobody dast blame this man’
Willy’s concern over his legacy
‘I’ve got to get some seeds!’
‘Nothing’s planted. I don’t have a thing in the ground.’
