Oedipus the King & Death of a Salesman Comparison In the play “Oedipus the King” (429 BCE) by Sophocles and “Death of a Salesman” (1949 AD) by Arthur Miller it is illustrated that the main protagonists Oedipus and Willy both fail to fulfill their responsibilities as leaders and instead surround themselves with personal conflict affecting their surroundings and families negatively as a result of their arrogance and excessive pride. In “Death of a Salesman”‚ Willy‚ who is envisioned as the boss
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The Importance of Biff’s Role in "Death of a Salesman" The play "Death of a Salesman"‚ by Arthur Miller‚ follows the life of Willy Loman‚ a self-deluded salesman who lives in utter denial‚ always seeking the "American Dream‚" and constantly falling grossly short of his mark. The member’s of his immediate family‚ Linda‚ his wife‚ and his two sons‚ Biff and Happy‚ support his role. Of these supportive figures‚ Biff’s character holds the most importance‚ as Biff lies at
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In your opinion‚ as clearly and concisely as you can‚ what does Biff learn in Death of a Salesman. In Death of a Salesman‚ Biff learns who he really is. In Death of a Salesman Biff realizes that his whole life he has been pursuing his father ’s ambitions. Biff naturally adopted Willy ’s ideals as a child‚ when Biff loved and respected Willy. It never occurred to Biff that his values and morals should reflect his own character. Biff did not know what he wanted to achieve in his future‚ and he didn
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Denial is known to harm many people‚ families‚ and communities that live obliviously to reality. The theme of denial plays an important role in the play‚ The Death of the Salesman. In this play‚ Willy Loman‚ the main character‚ lives his entire life in denial. His view on being successful is deeply disoriented compared to what actual success is. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave relates to Willy Loman’s logic because it can be said that the Loman family is in the cave. The Lomans are abstracted to the
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In the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ social responsibility can be found throughout the play. In order to discuss social responsibility we must first examine the word responsibility itself. The word responsibility in the Merriam-Webster dictionary is defined as “something that you should do because it is morally right‚ legally required‚ etc.” (Responsibility) Now that we have viewed what the word responsibility means‚ we are ready to further explore social responsibility that is found
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Miller’s Death of a Salesman‚ Willy Loman is confronted with the absence of parental figures and misguided ambitions from childhood to adulthood. Cast aside from his parents and brother‚ Willy develops an unstable foundation for a proper lifestyle such as raising a child‚ or pursing an attainable dream. In truth‚ Willy abandons his own family in an attempt to deny his failures and to seek refuge through an affair with another woman. However‚ Willy’s dreams of becoming the perfect salesman is promptly destroyed
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Odysseus’s Greatest Enemy: The World Itself Greece is a beautiful Mediterranean-bordering country. People revel in its beautiful mountains and beaches. One would think that nothing bad could ever occur in such a beautiful paradise. However‚ in the grand epic The Odyssey‚ written by the Greek poet Homer‚ a gentleman named Odysseus is put into troubling scenarios which he must surpass in order to be reunited with his love‚ Penelope. As “People need heroes and epics provide heroes who
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man’s character‚ give him power.“ Both men‚ Macbeth and Willy (from the stories “The Tragedy of Macbeth” and “The Death of a Salesman”) seek power. Macbeth is yet slightly hesitant on killing the King Duncan in order to see if the witches prophecy is true about him becoming the new king. Willy also‚ is trying to do whatever he can to thrive for power in the business world. He fought for power he didn’t have and in the end hurt himself. People‚ including Willy and Macbeth‚ will go to extremes for
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"Greatest Accomplishment in My Life" One Big Water Storage Hole Who would not want to wake up every morning at 7 AM for two weeks in a foreign country and dig a 7ft by 7ft hole during their summer vacation? I‚ fortunately‚ had the honor of undertaking this task last summer. Every summer for the last three years‚ I have traveled to Bogotá‚ Colombia‚ to volunteer for a non-profit organization‚ Children’s Vision International‚ which takes in homeless and needy children. The children are given a
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the fields. As Harriet got older she was doing more serious things. Throughout Harriet Tubman’s life she had many achievements that made her historically significant; her greatest achievement was conducting the underground railroad‚ her second greatest achievement was being a nurse in the civil war and lastly‚ her third greatest achievement was being a scout/spy in the civil war. Harriet Tubman’s extraordinary accomplishment was conducting the underground railroad. In the biography Tubman reading
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