Willie Loman is a salesman who is really down on his luck. Willie doesn’t understand why his life hasn’t turned out the way he always dreamed, and many times he looks for someone to blame, such as his wife who stopped him for going to Alaska with his brother where he could have made a fortune. Throughout t

Although the days of the kings and leaders are gone, Arthur Miller has proven to everyone that reads or views his play that tragedy is possible in contemporary America. The requirement of a prominent main character is now gone, and the reader can actually see this happening in real life, and many cases can probably relate to what has happened and what is happening to poor Willie Loman.

This play sets forth a whole new definition of tragedy. No longer is it a requirement to be rich and famous, or to be very influential, but the reader can see that the fall of this seemingly innocent man is very tragic, no matter how cowardly his death may seem.

Let’s compare Willie to Othello, who is viewed as a tragic hero. Othello was a very prominent man. Through lies and deceit Othello began to lose his mind and began to fall. Eventually he was pushed beyond all return and committed suicide, yet, Othello is not viewed as a coward, but is viewed as a hero and by killing himself n

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