Death of a Salesman - Five Act Structure

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Death of a Salesman summary in a five act structure

ACT 1: THE EXPOSITION
ACT 2 - CONFLICT / RISING ACTION
ACT 3 - CLIMAX
ACT 4 - FALLING ACTION
ACT 5 - EPILOGUE
Set in New York City in 1949, Willy, the protagonist, is a traveling salesman; his wife, Linda, is a stay at home mother; and his two sons, Happy and Biff, have grown up but have "yet to make something of themselves."
During many flashbacks the audience is introduced to Willy's early life: His dreams, disillusionment, infidelity, and disappointments with being mediocre. With his sons visiting and urging him to speak to his boss about his job, Willy gets up the nerve to ask for a transfer. Instead of being transferred to the New York office, he is fired.
In an attempt help their father, Happy and Biff take Willy out to dinner. While at dinner, Willy becomes upset and leaves.
Willy's delusions get the best of him, and he kills himself in a car crash to provide his family with the $20,000 of insurance money.
At Willy’s funeral, Happy vows to prove that his father's life was not in vain and continues in the sales business. Biff realizes that his father's life and focus were on the wrong dream, and he goes back to the ranch, determined to find happiness in his work. Linda ends the play saying, "we are free".

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