CharleyĬharley is a friend and next-door neighbor of Willy. He went to Alaska searching for his father, but he arrived in Africa by mistake, where he luckily found diamond mines. However, Ben appears in the hallucination of Willy. He has died in Africa a few weeks before the play’s action begins. Benīen is an adventurous and wealthy older brother of Willy. Happy represents the over-ambitious aspect of contemporary society. He always likes to flirt with women surrounding himself. He has changed a lot of jobs, but none can give him satisfaction. At the end of the play, he can understand how much Willy cares for him. But he neither fulfills his father’s ambition nor succeeds in his life. When Biff caught Willy with The Woman, he lost faith in his father.Willy has a lot of dreams for Biff. This woman was Will’s mistress during the time when Happy and Biff were still in high school. He is regarded by Willy as a symbol of success which he wants for himself and his sons.Ī woman, who Willy at times refers to as " Miss Francis", with whom he cheated on Linda. Thus, even after he died, Willy speaks to him frequently in his daydreams or hallucinations of the past. He became a diamond tycoon after an African detour. Willy’s wealthy, older brother who recently died. His successes are what Willy wants for his sons, particularly for Biff. He is also married and expecting his second son. ![]() Later on, he became a well-established, successful lawyer. He worships and regards Biff as a hero and would do anything for him. He was a nerd during the past and gives Biff the answers to tests as he was forced by Willy. He offered Willy a job which he always declines. He frequently comes over to Willy’s house to play with him. He pities Willy thus he gives him money for him to be able to pay his bills. He is a successful business owner and he has one son. He is being looked down by his mom for his apparent cheapness and lifestyle. He tried to keep the family’s outlook to be positive or “happy”. He practices unethical business habits, take bribes, and sleeps with the girlfriend of his superiors. He works as an assistant to an assistant to the assistant buyer at the local department store. He has a restless lifestyle, relentless sex drive and full of ambition. Though he seems to be almost being ignored, he is still a supportive person of the family. He has lived in the shadow of Biff all his life. He also works his hands in something that he likes which is farming. ![]() He likes working with his hands, more specifically, he is a kleptomaniac. He then failed math during his final year in high school and ultimately, he dropped out. However, this changed one day when he saw his father with another woman in a hotel room. He had many female admirers, good male peers and university scholarship prospects. When he was in high school, he was a football star living a charmed life. She was the emotional strength of the family. Though she takes in Willy’s hopes for future glory, she is far more into reality than her beloved husband. Linda seems quiet and passive but she seems to get the reality that was going on. She passed through Willy’s dreams of grandiosity and delusions. She understands her husband’s needs shortcomings and dreams. His insecurity and difficulty to bear with the pressing realities of his life led him to create an imaginative, fantasy world for him to be able to cope up with his current status. He has 34 years of experience with the company who cuts his pay and fires him. Willy is a 63 year old travelling salesman who came from Brooklyn. He is the main character of the play, he is the Salesman. Miller wrote it on the year 1949 and the play consists of three acts. It was greatly considered to be among the 20th century’s greatest plays. In Death of a Salesman Act One, the characters are Willy, Linda, Biff, Happy, Bernard, Charley, Ben and the Woman.ĭeath of Salesman is an award-winning stage play which was written by Arthur Miller.
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