Illustrating a Death of a Salesman Scene Storyboard
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Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Lesson Plans by Rebecca Ray
Death of a Salesman is a play written and set during 1949. Arthur Miller used his play to represent a social drama and tragedy embodying the unattainable and elusive American Dream. His protagonist, Willy Loman, is a salesman whose disillusionment ends with his suicide.
Storyboard Description
In this activity, students will illustrate a significant or pivotal scene in Death of a Salesman
Storyboard Text
- Previously on Death of a Salesman... Biff Loman has come to visit Willy and Linda. He and his brother Happy chat about their youth and Willy falls into a daydream.
- Lonesome, heh?
- Missed you every minute.
- Like Uncle Charley?
- Tell you a secret, boys. Someday I'll have my own business.
- Bigger than Uncle Charley! Because Charley is...not well liked.
- I went north to Providence. Met the Mayor.
- Where'd you go this time, Dad?
- The Mayor of Providence! What did he say?
- Morning!
- You got a fine city here, Mayor.
- Then I went to Waterbury... A fine city. Big clock city.
- And then Boston....and on to Portland and Bangor and straight home!
- Promise?
- Soon as summer comes.
- Gee, I'd love to go with you sometime, Dad
- I'll show you all the towns. American is full of beautiful towns and fine, upstanding people.
- They know me up and down New England. The finest people. There'll be open sesame for all of us, 'cause one thing, boys: I have friends.
- Yeah! you bet!
- This summer, heh?
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