Today we will begin with our quiz over Act I of Death of a Salesman.
Then, we will check over your quiz and discuss the questions that you were to answer for today.
AFTER THAT, we will move on to Act II! It's going to continue to be awesome!
Death of a Salesman
Act II pages 71-94 Discussion Questions
- On page 81, Willy gives his speech about Dave Singleman. This speech shows Willy’s motivation for the choices he has made and it shows his value system. Why is this speech so important for the audience to understand Willy?
- What does Willy mean when he says that Dave Singleman died “The death of a salesman”? Why is this so important to Willy? Why is this death significant in regards to theme?
- What does Willy mean when he says, “You can’t eat the orange and throw away the peel”? Is Willy justified to feel this way? Why or Why not? Do you agree with this sentiment?
- How does the mood in this scene differ from the mood in the opening scene in Act I?
- In this scene we return to Willy’s past and are reintroduced to Ben. Ben comes to see Will when Willy is at his lowest points; why is this? What does Ben represent to Willy?
- At the beginning of this act, Willy says he’d like to buy some seeds to plan in the backyard. Later, when Ben appears in Willy’s imagination, he asks Willy, “What are you building? Lay your hand on it. Where is it?” What is the connection between these lines?
- Both Charley and Ben represent everything that Willy wants to attain. Willy sees Ben as an idol, but he treats Charley with distain. Why do you think he treats both of these men differently?
- Foreshadowing occurs between Willy and Bernard. Bernard tells Willy that after failing Math, Biff had been all set to go to summer school and retake his exam--but that something happened that killed Biff’s will to succeed. That something, Bernard suspects, happened when Biff went to visit Willy in Boston. What do you think is being foreshadowed?
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