death of a salesman quotes Flashcards
(10 cards)
“be liked and you will never want”
sums up how Willy raised his sons, and his theory on the American Dream
“he had all the wrong dreams , all all wrong”
this is at Willys funeral, shows Biff’s view of his father towards the end of the play, and how Willy’s dream caused his downfall .
“i know you laugh at me behind my back”
this shows Willy’s level of insecurity and shows a rare moment where Willy isn’t self deluded
“i never got anywhere because of you, you blew me so full of hot air i could never stand taking orders from anybody”
an example of the breakdown of Biff and Willy’s relationship
and how Will’s parenting had a lasting impact on his son’s lives.
“i realised what a ridiculous lie my whole life has been”
again a moment where we see that Biff is a character who has changed and grown and can see the truth.
“im a dime a dozen… and so are you”
Biff trying to show to his father how deluded he is by confronting him and telling him the honest truth of their family
a quote where we see Willy accepting reality and telling his sons the truth
“i’m not interested in stories about the past or any crap of that kind because the woods are burning, boys, you understand? theres a big blaze going on all around. i was fired today.”
a quote where we notice the change in Willy’s attitude ( his decision on suicide as the solution.)
“i’ve got to get some seeds, right away. nothing’s planted. i don’t have a thing in the ground”
“will you take that phoney dream and burn it before something happens?”
Biff showing care and love for Willy despite everything and can see the truth and the effect this is having on Willy and Happy.
“why must everybody conquer the world”
shows how even Linda can see the effect Willy’s delusions are having and doesn’t want Ben to effect Willy even more
