The Death of A Salesman Info

Mercurial
a. Held spellbound; captivated

Laconic
b. beginning to exist
Philandering
c. likely at risk of experiencing
Remiss d. disturbance, annoyance
1. Idealist e. one who sees the best
2. Enthralled in things; a dreamer; unrealistic
3. Incipient f. tender, romantic or nostalgic feeling
something unpleasant g. enthusiastically, with great interest
4. Liable h. made less intense, toned down, softer
5. Incarnate i. becomes introduced gradually
6. Trepidation j. personified, given a human form
7. Dispel
8. Agitation
9. Avidly
10. Subdued
a. one of the Loman’s boys who was largely ignored when the two boys
were growing up. He was not very responsible.
b. the eldest of the Loman’s boys who had difficulty finding a stable job
c. someone who had an indecent affair with Willy at one time in one of his
1. Willy business trips
2. Linda d. Willy’s patient and loving wife
3. Biff e. a salesman who worked for thirty-four years with a company, who was
4. Happy laid off
5. The Woman and was going through some personal and
6. Ben financial difficulties
7. Charley f. Charley’s son, friend of the Loman boys
8. Bernard g. Willy’s brother who was successful at a
young age when he went to Alaska
h. a long time friend of Willy who became
successful in work and in life
Guide Questions:
1. Who is the protagonist in the story, the one who
undergoes some sort of conflict?
2. Who is the antagonist? He/she could be one or

more of the characters that provide the obstacle(s) for
the protagonist?
3. From among the characters, who do you like best?

Like least? What values does she/he have that have
drawn you to him/her?
Task 7. Guess the Message
A play shares with the readers one or more important
messages.
Decide whether each of the statements below could be
considered a
message or a theme conveyed by the play. Write A if
you Agree and D if
you Disagree. Explain your answer.
1. To succeed in business or in life, one needs
only to have a likable personality. ____________
2. Two brothers create sibling rivalry. ____________
3. A broken family creates tension and tears
the family apart. ____________
4. One man losses his identity and is unable to
accept change within himself and his society.
____________
5. There is danger in working just to earn a living.
____________
6. The struggle to provide financial security for the
family
after years of working as a salesman highlights the
falsity of the American dream. ____________
Dialogue 1
Linda (trying to bring him out of the topic): Willy, dear, I
got a new kind of
American-type cheese today. It’s whipped.
Willy: Why do you get American when I like Swiss?
Linda: I just thought you’d like a change ----
Willy : I don’t want change! I want Swiss cheese. Why
am I always being
contradicted?
Linda (covering her mouth to suppress her laugh): I
thought it would be a
surprise.
Willy: Why don’t you open a window in here, for God’s
sake?
Linda (with infinite patience) : They’re all open dear.
Dialogue 2
BERNARD: Biff, where are you? You’re supposed to
study with me today.
WILLY: Hey, looka Bernard. What’re you lookin’ so
anemic about,
Bernard?
BERNARD: He’s gotta study Uncle Willy. He’s got
Regents next week.
HAPPY (tauntingly spinning Bernard around): Let’s
box Bernard!
BERNARD: Biff! (He gets away from Happy.) Listen,
Biff, I heard Mr.
Birnbaum say that if you don’t start studying math he’s
gonna flunk you,
and you won’t graduate. I heard him!
Dialogue 3
WILLY: You better study with him, Biff. Go ahead now.
BERNARD: I heard him!
BIFF: Oh, Pop, you didn’t see my sneakers! (he holds
up a foot for Willy to
look at.)
WILLY: Hey, there’s a beautiful job of printing!
BERNARD (wiping his glasses): Just because he
printed University of
Virginia on his sneakers doesn’t mean they’ve got to
graduate him, Uncle
Willy!
WILLY: (angrily) What’re you talking about? With

scholarships to three
universities they’re gonna flunk him?
BERNARD: But I heard Mr. Birnbaum say -----
WILLY: Don’t be a pest, Bernard! (To his boys.) What
an anemic!
BERNARD: Okay, I’m waiting for you in my house, Biff.
Guide Questions:
1. What do the words enclosed in parentheses in each
dialogue express?
2. Did they help give meaning to the dialogues? How?
___________________________________________
_____________
3. Did these expressions help the author in getting the
message across?
Give examples.
___________________________________________
_____________
___________________________________________
_____________
____________
Task 10. Set the Style
There are words used in theatre. You have learned
some of them in
your previous lessons. Learn more by identifying the
theatre style
described in each item. Choose from the treasure box
the different theatre
styles.
1. ____________ is a spontaneous style of theatre
through which
scenes are created without advance rehearsal or a
script.
2. ____________ is a dramatic form popular in the
1800s and
characterized by an emphasis on plot and physical
action
Remember: Communication includes listening and
observing. In
terms of observable body language, non-verbal (non-
spoken)
signals are being exchanged whether these signals
are
accompanied by spoken words or not.
One of the elements of a play is performance. Because a

play is meant to be
staged, characters should make an extra effort their
performance. In your group,
discuss how you will perform and present lines from the
play. Do the following:
assign each member a character to play
select a part where the character muses or thinks
about his/her life without
dialogue
provide speaking lines to the character
speak the lines with appropriate non-verbal strategies:
facial expression and
gesture
present the speech bubble to the class and
let other groups grade your presentation using the
rubric provided

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Mercurial

a. Held spellbound; captivated

2. Who is the antagonist? He/she could be one or

3. From among the characters, who do you like best?

WILLY: (angrily) What’re you talking about? With

One of the elements of a play is performance. Because a

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