11.2.4
Act One: Key Events 10-12 Quotes
Act One: Key Events 10-12
Act One: Key Events 10-12
Here are three quotations showing key events in Act One:


Key quotation 10
Key quotation 10
- Linda opens up to her sons about Willy’s deteriorating mental state and his suicidal impulses.
- “He’s not to be allowed to fall into his grave like an old dog. Attention, attention must finally be paid to such a man.”
- From one of the key speeches in the play, Linda’s lines sum up the play’s central message: that all human beings, however insignificant, deserve respect and dignity.
- “He’s not to be allowed to fall into his grave like an old dog. Attention, attention must finally be paid to such a man.”


Key quotation 11
Key quotation 11
- Biff and Happy tell Willy of their Loman Brothers business idea and Biff’s plan to visit Bill Oliver the next day in order to ask for a start-up loan.
- “Start off with a couple of your good stories to lighten things up. It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it – because personality always wins the day.”
- Willy repeats his mantra that success is built on “personality”, giving his sons the dubious advice that this alone, rather than substance will prevail.
- “Start off with a couple of your good stories to lighten things up. It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it – because personality always wins the day.”


Key quotation 12
Key quotation 12
- “[The light on Willy is fading. The gas heater begins to glow through the kitchen wall…]”
- Miller uses lighting effects to undercut Willy’s optimism, with the “glow” from the gas heater reminding the audience of Willy’s suicidal urges. Act One ends on a note of impending doom, again signalling the inevitability of Willy’s demise.
1Introduction
1.1Introductions
2Act One
3Act Two
4Extended Passage Analysis
5Character Profiles
5.1Willy & Linda Loman
5.2Biff & Happy Loman
5.3Other Characters
6Key Themes
7Writing Techniques
7.1Structure
7.3Expressionism
8Historical Context
8.1Historical Context
9Literary Context
9.1Tragedy
10Critical Debates
10.1Introduction
10.2The Marxist Reading
10.3The Feminist Reading
10.4The Eco-Critical Reading
10.5Other Debates
11Recap: Main Quotes
11.1Characters Quotes
11.2Quotes by Act
11.2.1Act One: Key Events 1-3 Quotes
11.2.2Act One: Key Events 4-6 Quotes
11.2.3Act One: Key Events 7-9 Quotes
11.2.4Act One: Key Events 10-12 Quotes
11.2.5Act One: Stage Direction Quotes
11.2.6Act One: The Woman Quotes
11.2.7Act Two: Key Events 1-2 Quotes
11.2.8Act Two: Key Events 3-4 Quotes
11.2.9Act Two: Key Events 5-6 Quotes
11.2.10Act Two: Key Events 7-8 Quotes
11.2.11Act Two: Key Events 9-10 Quotes
11.2.12Act Two: Howard's Office Quotes
11.2.13Act Two: The Requiem Quotes
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1Introduction
1.1Introductions
2Act One
3Act Two
4Extended Passage Analysis
5Character Profiles
5.1Willy & Linda Loman
5.2Biff & Happy Loman
5.3Other Characters
6Key Themes
7Writing Techniques
7.1Structure
7.3Expressionism
8Historical Context
8.1Historical Context
9Literary Context
9.1Tragedy
10Critical Debates
10.1Introduction
10.2The Marxist Reading
10.3The Feminist Reading
10.4The Eco-Critical Reading
10.5Other Debates
11Recap: Main Quotes
11.1Characters Quotes
11.2Quotes by Act
11.2.1Act One: Key Events 1-3 Quotes
11.2.2Act One: Key Events 4-6 Quotes
11.2.3Act One: Key Events 7-9 Quotes
11.2.4Act One: Key Events 10-12 Quotes
11.2.5Act One: Stage Direction Quotes
11.2.6Act One: The Woman Quotes
11.2.7Act Two: Key Events 1-2 Quotes
11.2.8Act Two: Key Events 3-4 Quotes
11.2.9Act Two: Key Events 5-6 Quotes
11.2.10Act Two: Key Events 7-8 Quotes
11.2.11Act Two: Key Events 9-10 Quotes
11.2.12Act Two: Howard's Office Quotes
11.2.13Act Two: The Requiem Quotes
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