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    In ‘Death of a Salesman’ written by Arthur Miller‚ Bernard is shown as a tremendously memorable character. Throughout the play‚ his contradictions to Biff‚ poor judgments of him and his parent- like personality are well presented. By using the character‚ Miller tries to convey the moral messages and develops an attention grabbing plot First‚ Bernard’s contradictory character compared to Biff‚ makes him memorable. Bernard is literally everything that Biff is not. Biff is a high school football

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    and the reflection their decisions have on their children. Naive children who have not developed their own opinion on the world base their views and ideals around those closest to them. Therefore‚ when a parent continuously lies like Willy Loman in Death of a Salesmen‚ they force their child to see life through a frosted glass‚ perpetually torn between the reality of society and how they were told to view it. These contorted views reach children first but begin poisoning the

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    The work death of salesman describes the character is have more than thirty years experience of selling Willy. Willy hundred percent believe in the American Dream of easy wealth and success‚ but he never achieves it. Because he blind estimate his ability‚ as well as he is often boast‚ boasting. Thought until the dying will be able to achieve fame. His son still cannot finished his dream. When Willy’s illusions begin to fail under the pressing realities of his life‚ his physical condition getting

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    music makes the audience feel the emotions with the different scenes. Fifth idea‚ because the theme being comedy and violence. Sixth‚ is being Spectacle. Suicide Squad one being Character‚ the characters make the story important the Joker and Harley make the story interesting. Second plot because the villains being the heroes in the movie make the story. Spectacle is third; the costumes of the characters in the movie make it memorable. Fourth is idea the stories overall drama that occurs in the story

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    to the prescience of a superior being or entity controlling the fates of the characters. Playwrights Sophocles and Arthur Miller‚ have allowed for the examination of fates role in the lives of humans through their works‚ Oedipus the King and Death of a Salesman. There are countless parallels between these two

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    described. It is sometimes indescribably cruel and other times very gracious. This thing that I write about is the American system. In Arthur Miller ’s moving and powerful play‚ "Death of a Salesman"‚ Miller uses many character to contrast the difference between success and failure within the system. Willy is the dreamy salesman whose imagination is much larger than his sales ability‚ while Linda is Willy ’s wife who stands by her husband even in his absence of realism. Biff and Happy are the two blind

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    NOTES on Death of a Salesman (1949) by Arthur Miller (1915-2005) ***** GENRE: Example of modern tragedy and “selective realism” Refer to your study guide for the quote from Arthur Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man” Selective Realism: refer to your text‚ and consider the notes following the brief remarks on the play below…. ***** Notes on the play‚ with comparisons to others this semester. (feel free to disagree or elaborate): PLOT: Willy Loman loses his job‚ regains a relationship with

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    made.” How have the contexts of the composers of “Death of a Salesman” and “American Beauty” shaped their representations of sacrifice? Personal fulfilment must be achieved through sacrifices‚ however sacrifices do not always promise the achievement of a dream. Personal fulfilment is a desire‚ often thought of a better life‚ and these cannot be achieved unless certain things are given up. These sacrifices are compared to what you have‚ and what you will get. Representations of different sacrifices

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    techniques in Death of a Salesman. From a technical point of view‚ Miller was welcomed by those involved in the practical craft of theatre. In his plays‚ we find challenge and convention‚ boldness and caution‚ daring technical experiment and poetic dialogues. In Death of a Salesman ‚ his new dramatic techniques- unrealistic setting‚ music‚ lighting‚ etc.-all generated a sense of mutation of old forms and conventions. Death of a Salesman concentrates on Willy Loman‚ an exhausted middle aged salesman‚ who

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    Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” is perhaps one of the most renowned tragedies of all time. Miller reinvented the framework of the tragedy‚ and ignoring the rules of Aristotle’s classic tragedy‚ created a new ‘modern’ form of tragedy that he believed was better. Miller did so by connecting the audience to the main characters of the novel; Willy‚ Biff‚ Happy‚ and Linda‚ making them relatable and similar to the common man. Despite seeming average at first glance‚ the Loman

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