Oedipus, Macbeth, Lear, Hamlet, Othello "or Willy Loman. ... Gradually, the audience members become Willy Loman, and his struggle becomes their own struggle. ... Willy overcomes his flaw by using since Biff will not make the same mistakes and in that way Willy triumphs through Biff. ... Willy Loman is incapable of discerning what is real from what is not. ... Willy Loman speaks not of "success," so much as of being "well liked" (Miller 1324). ...

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Willy Loman is constantly trying to figure out where his life went wrong, but denies that he has actually failed. ... The two protagonists, Willy Loman and Okonkwo, in addition are ready to lay down their life to secure their personal dignity. In Willy Loman's case, he feels he has only a very small amount of dignity left and the only option to preserve that is to end his life. ... Believing he can be of greater value dead, Willy wants Biff to take the insurance money and make a business with it. He wants Biff to see the sacrifice made for him, and maybe Biff will finally think higher...

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Willy Loman is, for Miller, the antithesis of the classic tragic hero. ... There are other flaws in Willy Loman that lead to his demise. ... Willy Loman despite his desperate searching through his past Willy does not achieve the self-realisation or self-knowledge typical of the tragic hero. ... Willy inculcates the wrong values in his sons, Biff and Happy. ... The failure of the Loman Brothers (particularly Biff -- Willy's favourite) to achieve success and to keep up with Willy's high and unrealistic expectations disappoint Willy. ...

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The plays plot specifically focuses on the relationships between the protagonist, Willy Loman, a salesman, and his sons, Biff and Happy. ... (Miller, 1150) Willy shuns his son Biff for not being what Willy wishes him to be. ... Biff yells at Willy, "I never got anywhere because you blew me so full of hot air I could never stand taking orders from nobody!... (Miller 1195) Biff highlights the walls and barriers that developed from the lack of communication in the Loman household. ... Willy Loman was so consumed with pleasing other people to attain the "American Dream-; he failed to understand th...

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Willy Loman, was never really of noble stature, as was summed up by Linda, the person who knew him best. " Willy Loman never made a lot of money. ... Willy Loman is an example of the middle class man caught as a victim of society where the odds are against him, a "has-been". ... Although he never discovered his own ignorance and in the process took someone else, his death opened the window for Biff to see the real Willy. ... Seeds are associated with Willy's desire to create something, especially out of youth (Biff and Happy) and he often comments on planting them. ... Willy puts their s...

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In Death of a Salesman, the central character, Willy Loman, suffers great misfortune due to his denial of reality. ... (Miller 131) With his lies about Biff's success that the entire Loman family came to believe, Willy is in great part responsible for Biff's failure and therefore the failure of his future as well. ... 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. ... Willy had not been expecting Biff at all, least of all at that time of day....

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"Death of a Salesman" is the story of the Loman family, especially Willy, trying to accomplish the American dream, but with no success. Willy Loman is married to Linda, and his two sons are Biff and Happy. ... Willy tells Linda he does not know why Biff is lost, without a job, and no money. ... "Willy Loman is here!" ... The next day, the Loman Family goes to the Frank's Chop House where Biff and Happy invited Willy and Linda. ...

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John Proctor and Willy Loman: The Tragedies of Two Common Men Are John Proctor and Willy Loman common men? ... Willy Loman lives in a fantasy world where he believes that he is extremely successful and loved by all. ... In Act II, Willy reveals his desires to win back Biff's respect by committing suicide. ... For example, Biff proclaims "Pop! ... I am Willy Loman, and you are Biff Loman!"...

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Willy Loman is the protagonist of Dealth of a salesman. ... I am Willy Loman and you are Biff Loman. ... '' Besides that Biff say Willy was a fake. Biff had accepted Willy values all his life.So at last Biff furious complain about Willy. ... '' He has no value to made Biff so disappointed Willy. ...

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Willy Loman, the main character, symbolizes everyone who has ever fallen short of their dreams in our society of capitalism. ... Willy Loman's problems stem from his own delusions, and his quest for material happiness eventually takes his life. ... Although Willy Loman was struggling financially, he never realized what he actually had: a great family who loved him dearly. ... She is also effecting their children Biff and Happy in a negative way because they grow up having the same ideals as their father. On the other hand, Willy's friend Charley and his son Bernard are quite suc...

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In Miller's play, Death of a Salesman, he takes a low position family and exposes the idea of tragic heroes through the fatal flaws of Willy and Biff Loman. Willy, a traveling salesman, is the father of Biff. ... Willy believes his son Biff will "do great things", yet Biff cannot even sustain a job for himself. ... This makes Biff realize that Willy cannot accept reality. ... Biff and Willy both have their flaw of false pride. ...

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We again, gain an emotional connection to Willy Loman because he is from the same walk of life as many of us. ... Arthur Miller's describes how Willy is a tragic hero in a modern sense in his "Tragedy of the Common Man". ... " Just like Oedipus but in a different sense, we pity Willy as we learn of his state of mind leading up to his suicide. He was still holding on to misguided hope that the life insurance would provide opportunity for Biff. ... What's sad is that Willy doesn't. ...

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