Death of a Salesman
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Death of a Salesman is a landmark American stage play that portrays the tragic downfall of aging salesman Willy Loman while critiquing the promises and failures of the American Dream.
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Target entity: Death of a Salesman Context triple: [Arthur Miller, notableWork, Death of a Salesman]
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The Crucible
The Crucible is a 1953 play by Arthur Miller that uses the Salem witch trials as an allegory for McCarthy-era anti-communist hysteria in the United States.
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The Old Guitarist
The Old Guitarist is a famous Blue Period painting by Pablo Picasso depicting a gaunt, blind musician hunched over his guitar, known for its somber mood and monochromatic blue palette.
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C.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a classic 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald that portrays the glamour and disillusionment of the American Jazz Age through the tragic story of Jay Gatsby and his pursuit of the American Dream.
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The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck’s landmark 1939 novel that follows the Joad family’s harrowing journey from Oklahoma to California, exposing the human cost of economic hardship and social injustice during the Great Depression.
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E.
Three Sisters
Three Sisters is a group of three prominent stratovolcanoes in the central Oregon Cascades, known for their distinctive clustered peaks and popular hiking and climbing terrain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Death of a Salesman Target entity description: Death of a Salesman is a landmark American stage play that portrays the tragic downfall of aging salesman Willy Loman while critiquing the promises and failures of the American Dream.
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A.
The Crucible
The Crucible is a 1953 play by Arthur Miller that uses the Salem witch trials as an allegory for McCarthy-era anti-communist hysteria in the United States.
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B.
The Old Guitarist
The Old Guitarist is a famous Blue Period painting by Pablo Picasso depicting a gaunt, blind musician hunched over his guitar, known for its somber mood and monochromatic blue palette.
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C.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a classic 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald that portrays the glamour and disillusionment of the American Jazz Age through the tragic story of Jay Gatsby and his pursuit of the American Dream.
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D.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck’s landmark 1939 novel that follows the Joad family’s harrowing journey from Oklahoma to California, exposing the human cost of economic hardship and social injustice during the Great Depression.
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E.
Three Sisters
Three Sisters is a group of three prominent stratovolcanoes in the central Oregon Cascades, known for their distinctive clustered peaks and popular hiking and climbing terrain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American play
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stage play ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Miller ⓘ |
| awarded |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| broadwayRunEnd | 1950-11-18 ⓘ |
| broadwayRunStart | 1949-02-10 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticForm | expressionist realism ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | New York City ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1949-02-10 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Morosco Theatre ⓘ |
| firstPublisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
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| genre |
drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Death of a Salesman
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Death of a Salesman (1951 film)
Death of a Salesman self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Death of a Salesman (1966 television film)
Death of a Salesman self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Death of a Salesman (1985 television film)
various stage revivals ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Great Depression
ⓘ
post–World War II American society ⓘ |
| isConsidered | landmark of American theatre ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyStudiedIn |
American literature courses
ⓘ
theatre studies courses ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ben Loman
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Bernard ⓘ Biff Loman ⓘ Charley ⓘ Happy Loman ⓘ Linda Loman ⓘ The Woman ⓘ Willy Loman ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
economic insecurity
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generational conflict ⓘ illusion versus reality ⓘ |
| numberOfBroadwayPerformances | 742 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | traveling salesman ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| structure | two acts and a requiem ⓘ |
| subject |
American Dream
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capitalism ⓘ failure and disillusionment ⓘ family relationships ⓘ identity and self-worth ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1940s ⓘ |
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