Willy Loman is the protagonist of Dealth of a salesman. ... A tragicfigure which is a great , high position or a powerful man had a conflict in his life and then contains tragic flaws by his weakness.These flaw would eventually become his downfall and he could not defeat it to form his ironic or tragic life.Therefore Willy could be considered as a tragic figure because he has all elements in his life. ... But hey dont realize willy just a ordinary salesman. ... Furthermore, money is one of the major conflict throughout the play. ... Willy has a conflic...

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In Death of a Salesman, the central character, Willy Loman, suffers great misfortune due to his denial of reality. ... This incident is also the beginning of a conflict between Willy and Biff that breaks apart the Loman family in the sense that Willy no longer has a secure place in the family as a father. ... Like a tragedy should, there are uncontrollable elements that add to the misfortunes of the tragic protagonist in Death of a Salesman, and this event in which Biff discovers Willy's dishonesty is an example of this. ... While the uncontrollable force had been divine in Greek tragedie...

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For the most part Death of a Salesman does not conform to the structure of the classic tragedy even though a few elements agree with the classic tragedy, namely Willy's consistency and the "Requiem" as a Greek chorus. ... This scenario is not present in Death of a Salesman since the nature of Willy's pitiful downfall does not evoke human greatness or potential. Death of a Salesman clearly does not adhere to classic requirements yet it does have some elements that point towards the classic tragedy. ... In Death of a Salesman fate and destiny are not depicted as they would be in a...

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