PPT-Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller

1949 Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller 1949 Objectives Be able to identify specific literary techniques used to characterize Willy Discuss symbols found throughout the second half of the play. Audio versions of the novellas are produced alone not with the other st ories in the anthology 9/2. Agenda. Discussing the end of Act II and Requiem for . Death of . a Salesman . Reviewing unit 2 vocabulary-test Friday!. Last 15-20 minutes to work on Final . Death of a Salesman. project. Act II . Arthur Miller. Born in NYC, Jewish. Attended schools in Harlem, Brooklyn. Family devastated by Great Depression. Graduates University of Michigan. Turns down Hollywood (big$) job to stay in NYC: loves live theater. of a . Salesman. Arthur Miller. American. Drama. Modern . American. Drama. Historical. Background. Great. . Depression. (1930s . to. . middle. 1940s). Fall. in . stock. . prices. , . stock. Objectives. SWBAT understand the cultural setting for Arthurian time before we start reading. What do you already know about king . arthur. ?. Recorder for board please. King Arthur Background. Arthur is the key figure in legend. Symbolism. Look at the section involving . The Woman. . The stockings that are mentioned are an important symbol in . Death of a Salesman. . Explain their significance and what they represent.. We are given few details about the life of . -Arthur Miller. 1915-2005. The Crucible . by Arthur Miller. Grew up during the Great Depression. Wrote screenplays for Hollywood. Archetypes, Historical Context,. And Synopsis. Powerpoint Menu. Archetypes and Connections. Story Synopsis. Themes and Historical Context. What is a Legend?. a traditional __________tale or collection of related tales popularly regarded as true, but usually contain a mixture of fact and fiction. Individualism and Integrity Unit. Arthur Miller: A Life. Born on October 17, 1915. Attended the University of Michigan from . 1934-1938. Graduated with a degree in journalism. Wrote and produced five plays during . What does a playwright do?. The playwright provides the point of origin for nearly every play production...the script.. More and more today, the role of the playwright is to write the play and then to disappear. Information. The Crucible. by Arthur Miller. Known and respected for his intimate and realistic portrayal of the working class, Arthur Miller remains one of the most prolific playwrights of his time. At the peak of his career immediately following World War II, American theater was transformed by his profound ability to capture the heart of the common man and make his audiences empathize with his plight as he attempts to find his . What does a playwright do?. The playwright provides the point of origin for nearly every play production...the script.. More and more today, the role of the playwright is to write the play and then to disappear. Lohman’s. monologue from Act II. Willy . Loman. Juicy Sentence. Willy (talking about Dave . Singleman. ): . When he died—and by the way he died the death of a salesman, in his green velvet slippers in the smoker of the New York, New Haven and Hartford, going into Boston—when he died, hundreds of salesmen and buyers were at his funeral.. Death of a Salesman. Death of a Salesman . by Arthur Miller was first performed in 1949 on Broadway and was an. . immediate success. This deceptively simple story of the tragic road to suicide of a travelling.