Death Of A Salesman?

[coolfresh1224]

okay I auditioned for the play Death Of A Salesman and i got the part of Charlie. The thing is I just auditioned at the request of the theater teacher. I do have acting experience but i'd just like to know what i got myself into.So i guess what i'm asking is, what the heck is this play about?

[Noich]

google is a pretty cool website bro.

Death of a Salesman made both Arthur Miller and the character Willy Loman household names. The play raises a counterexample to Aristotle's characterization of tragedy as the downfall of a great man: though Loman certainly has Hamartia, a tragic flaw or error, his downfall is that of an ordinary man (a "low man"). Like Sophocles' Oedipus in Oedipus the King, Loman's flaw comes down to a lack of self-knowledge; unlike Oedipus, Loman's downfall threatens not the city but only a single household. In this sense, Miller's play represents a democratization of the ancient form of tragedy; the play's protagonist is himself obsessed with the question of greatness, and his downfall arises directly from his misconception of himself as someone capable of greatness. The tragedy of Willy Loman contrasted significantly with that of Willie Stark, the charismatic, populist politician in All the King’s Men, the movie of which won the Academy award for the best film of 1949.

[coolfresh1224]

.........................that didn't tell me anything about the play besides the protaganist' name and a bunch of big words........sorry bro....................

[Cinollex]

you

acting

there is no god

[Iridium]

Charley: Willy's neighbor. Sympathetic to Willy's plight, his job offer to Willy was rejected mainly out of hubris. He is forced to stand by and watch Willy's death as his help is rejected.

There you go, but honestly I don't know why you didn't actually read up on your character or the book/play before auditioning for the part you're going to be portrayed in :v

[EDIT]

Be nice Nicholle.

[Cinollex]

I will once you start spelling my name right.

c:

But seriously, see if you can find a straightforward guide to this thing. Either that, or tell your teacher to find someone else.

[coolfresh1224]

nicole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! take it back actualy i realy like act.

also again the teacher asked me to audition i had no knowledge of the play prior to her asking and so the next day i audition and i'm casted.

[Gildragon]

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller - A Homework Online Study Guide :: Welcome!

A whole friggin study guide on the show

From the character analysis section:
Charlie:
Charlie is the Loman's next door neighbor, and owns his own sales firm. He and Willy do not get along very well, but they are friends nonetheless. Charlie is always the voice of reality in the play, trying to set Willy straight on the facts of Willy's situation, but Willy refuses to listen.