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    This document provides a series of 40 guide questions about the play "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller. The questions probe various aspects of the play's plot and characters, including Willy's mental state and contradictions, his relationship with his wife Linda and sons Biff and Happy, Biff's sense of guilt and failure to fit into the business world, Willy's unrealistic views of himself and Biff, Willy's thoughts of suicide, key events and conversations in the play, and the significance of the story's ending. The document instructs the reader to answer all the questions in a paper and also include a 3 to 5 paragraph reflection on the play.

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    This document provides a series of 40 guide questions about the play "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller. The questions probe various aspects of the play's plot and characters, including Willy's mental state and contradictions, his relationship with his wife Linda and sons Biff and Happy, Biff's sense of guilt and failure to fit into the business world, Willy's unrealistic views of himself and Biff, Willy's thoughts of suicide, key events and conversations in the play, and the significance of the story's ending. The document instructs the reader to answer all the questions in a paper and also include a 3 to 5 paragraph reflection on the play.

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    Death of Salesman Guide Questions

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    This document provides a series of 40 guide questions about the play "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller. The questions probe various aspects of the play's plot and characters, including Willy's mental state and contradictions, his relationship with his wife Linda and sons Biff and Happy, Biff's sense of guilt and failure to fit into the business world, Willy's unrealistic views of himself and Biff, Willy's thoughts of suicide, key events and conversations in the play, and the significance of the story's ending. The document instructs the reader to answer all the questions in a paper and also include a 3 to 5 paragraph reflection on the play.

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    Activity 1: Read the story about the Death of the Salesman by Arthur Miller and answer the following

    guide
    questions: Place it in a short bond paper and pass it with folder .Font style- Arial. Font size- 12.

    1. Describe Willy’s condition.


    2. How does Willy see himself?
    3. Provide evidence of Willy’s contradictions.
    4. Provide evidence that Willy feels entrapped.
    5. What is Linda’s relationship to Willy?
    6. How does Linda treat Willy?
    7. Contrast their sons Biff and Happy.
    8. What does Biff think is Willy’s problem?
    9. What are Biff and Happy’s frustrations?
    10. Provide evidence of Biff’s sense of guilt.
    11. What is Willy’s saving lie?
    12. What does Ben represent?
    13. What did Willy’s father do for a living? What is the significance of this fact?
    14. How was Willy a failure in bringing up his sons?
    15. What is the significance of “I feel kind of temporary about myself”?
    16. What slurs at Charley does Willy make?
    17. What is the significance of “A man is not a bird”?
    18. What is Willy’s condition according to Linda?
    19. Offer some evidence of Willy’s thoughts of suicide.
    20. Why does Biff not fit into the business world?
    21. What plans are being made?
    22. What are Happy’s suggestions?
    23. What are Willy’s instructions to Biff?
    24. What are Biff’s plans for tomorrow?
    25. What is Willy’s unreal view of Biff?
    26. What does Biff discover near the heater?
    27. What is the significance of things breaking down?
    28. What are the details of the scene between Howard and Willy?
    29. What does Dave Singleton mean to Willy?
    30. What is Willy’s view on how to get on?
    31. What has become of Bernard?
    32. Describe the relationship between Charley and Willy.
    33. What can’t Willy work for Charley?
    34. What happened in Oliver’s office?
    35. What does Biff steal?
    36. Why does Willy refuse to hear what Biff has to say?
    37. In the third flashback, to what does Willy attribute Biff’s not getting settled?
    38. How does the flashback of the scene involving the Woman, Willy, and Biff explain the
    animosity between Willy and Biff?
    39. What does Linda think of Happy’s and Biff’s leaving Willy at the restaurant?
    40. What is the significance of Linda’s final words: “We’re free...”?

    Activity 2: Write 3 to 5 paragraph reflection about “ The Death of the Salesman” by Arthur Miller.

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