Death of a salesman
The play death of a salesman was written by Arthur Miller in 1949, it
was written when the American dream played an active part in life. The play
is about the character Willy Loman who's life basically evolves the American
dream, but in the end his life results in a tragedy. Miller claims
" I set out not to write a tragedy but the truth as I saw it .."
American dream
Willy Loman along with many other Americans was a great believer in
the American dream. The American dream as it stands is about how
successful people are . Many peoples lives evolve around materialism , the
need to have possession , and to be rich. This dream is unrealistic and based
on the wealth of a family or person.
America ran by a capitalist system which played a great part in the
American dream. Death of a salesman does not concentrate on this but is
based on one mans dreams, life and lies. Willy had many ambitions but these
were overthrown by greed, competition, and lust. Ultimately like any tragedy
the end leads to death. Death by the ruthless American dream which is
unrealistic and survives in Willys everyday life . Willy's main life was lived
subconsciously where he was most happy.
The dictionaries definition of a tragedy is :
serious play, film etc. in which the hero is destroyed by a
personal failing in adverse circumstances.
The modern idea of a 20th century hero can be traced back to the
Shakespearean times ,and then back even further to the time of the Greeks.
The classical ancient drama was inspired and influenced by the Greeks and
Roman culture. A classic Greek tragedy consists of :
a character flaw : which ultimately leads to death .
Mistakes : which are made throughout the play are then re-corrected by
other characters and they don't make the same mistakes.
Death : where the main character dies through his character flaw.
Noble birth : the main character is born into royalty or the most highest. All
classical tragedies consist of these aspects:
The first aspect was a fatal character flaw this is a flaw in which the
person has, the person with the flaw was mainly if not always the person with
The play death of a salesman was written by Arthur Miller in 1949, it
was written when the American dream played an active part in life. The play
is about the character Willy Loman who's life basically evolves the American
dream, but in the end his life results in a tragedy. Miller claims
" I set out not to write a tragedy but the truth as I saw it .."
American dream
Willy Loman along with many other Americans was a great believer in
the American dream. The American dream as it stands is about how
successful people are . Many peoples lives evolve around materialism , the
need to have possession , and to be rich. This dream is unrealistic and based
on the wealth of a family or person.
America ran by a capitalist system which played a great part in the
American dream. Death of a salesman does not concentrate on this but is
based on one mans dreams, life and lies. Willy had many ambitions but these
were overthrown by greed, competition, and lust. Ultimately like any tragedy
the end leads to death. Death by the ruthless American dream which is
unrealistic and survives in Willys everyday life . Willy's main life was lived
subconsciously where he was most happy.
The dictionaries definition of a tragedy is :
serious play, film etc. in which the hero is destroyed by a
personal failing in adverse circumstances.
The modern idea of a 20th century hero can be traced back to the
Shakespearean times ,and then back even further to the time of the Greeks.
The classical ancient drama was inspired and influenced by the Greeks and
Roman culture. A classic Greek tragedy consists of :
a character flaw : which ultimately leads to death .
Mistakes : which are made throughout the play are then re-corrected by
other characters and they don't make the same mistakes.
Death : where the main character dies through his character flaw.
Noble birth : the main character is born into royalty or the most highest. All
classical tragedies consist of these aspects:
The first aspect was a fatal character flaw this is a flaw in which the
person has, the person with the flaw was mainly if not always the person with
