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Act One
The play opens late at night with Willy Loman dragging his sample cases through the door of his Brooklyn home. He's exhausted and has driven off the road twice.
Willy Returns Home
This section focuses on the immediate aftermath of Willy's return and the quiet domestic tension between him and Linda.
The Boys Come Home
Upstairs, Biff and Happy are awake and talking in their old bedroom. The conversation starts light but turns serious.
Willy's Flashback: The Stockings
Willy's mind slips into the past. The stage fills with a memory of Biff as a teenager, charming and athletic, bringing his father a football he took from school.
Biff and Happy's Dream
Back in the present, the brothers talk about starting a business together. Happy proposes a sporting goods line they could sell under their own names, trading on their athletic re…
Willy and Charley's Card Game
Willy and his neighbor Charley play cards late at night. Willy is agitated and distracted, and the game quickly turns tense.
Ben Appears
The scene shifts fully into Willy's memory of his older brother Ben, a man who walked into the jungle young and came out rich.
Young Biff and the Football
The memory expands to show Willy at the height of his confidence as a father. Young Biff is a high school football star, and Willy is bursting with pride.
The Woman in Boston
The memory shifts to a hotel room in Boston where a younger Willy is with a woman he has been having an affair with. The scene is triggered when Biff unexpectedly shows up at the…
Linda's Plea
Back in the present, Linda confronts Biff and Happy about how they treat their father. She tells them Willy is in serious trouble and that they have no right to dismiss or abandon…
Act Two
Act Two opens the next morning with a cautious sense of hope in the Loman house. Willy wakes up feeling better than he has in a while, and Linda tries to keep the mood light.
Morning Optimism
Before the men leave, the breakfast scene at the Loman house captures a rare moment of warmth. Willy and Linda talk about small practical things, money and coffee and plans, and W…
Biff Visits Bill Oliver
Biff goes to Oliver's office expecting a warm reception, only to wait for hours and then barely get acknowledged. While waiting, Biff has a slow, uncomfortable realization: he was…
Howard's Office
Willy goes to see his boss Howard to ask for a desk job in New York, something that would let him stop traveling. Howard is distracted by a new wire recorder he bought and barely…
Charley's Office
After being fired, Willy goes to Charley's office, where he has been secretly borrowing money for weeks. He runs into Bernard, Charley's son, who is now a successful lawyer headin…
The Restaurant
Willy meets Biff and Happy at a restaurant, expecting to hear good news about Biff's meeting with Bill Oliver. Instead, Biff tries to tell Willy the truth: Oliver barely remembere…
The Girls and the Broken Dream
After leaving the restaurant, Happy and Biff go off with the two women. Biff is clearly troubled and cannot enjoy himself.
The Boston Hotel Room
This is the play's central flashback, and it explains everything. Young Biff travels to Boston to tell Willy he has failed math and needs Willy to intervene with the teacher.
The Confrontation
Back in the present, Biff and Willy have their final argument. Biff tries to make Willy see the truth about both of them: they are ordinary men who have been lying to themselves.
Requiem
A small group gathers at Willy's grave: Linda, Biff, Happy, Charley, and Bernard. Each reacts differently.
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