This morning we are discussing Death of a Salesman.
Here's your essay question. The essay is due on January 3rd.
While Sophocles and Arthur Miller were writing plays thousands of years apart, their tragic figures have similar characteristics. Write an essay comparing/contrasting Willy Loman and Oedipus as tragic figures.Guidelines:
- use quotations to support your argument
- the essay must be in the 500-750 word range
- Two great documents to use to prepare for your discussion are "Aristotle's Concept of Tragedy" (pg 1362) and Arthur Miller's essay "Tragedy and the Common Man" (pg 1969)
