Topic: Analytical Essay: Death of a Salesman #2

Order Description
Prompt: IS DEATH OF A SALESMAN A “TRA-GEDY?” CAN TRAGEDY EXIST TODAY? SUP-PORT YOUR VIEWS WITH AN ANALYSIS OF WILLY LOMAN, AND WITH THE DEFINITION AND CONDI-TIONS OF “TRAGEDY.”
Background:
ARTHUR MILLER’S DEATH OF A SALESMAN IS OFTEN CONSIDERED A “MODERN TRAGEDY.” HOWEVER, SOME SCHOLARS BELIEVE THAT TRUE TRAGEDY CAN NO LONGER EXIST IN OUR WORLD.

Must include discussion about:
• Use specific quotes from the play to support your answer.
• Many quotes! (Must include more than four nice .)
• Quotes only from Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller.
• Stay within guidelines set forth by teacher, see attachment “Rules”.
• Definition of tragedy according to Aristotle’s poetics
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• Does this play fulfill the requirements of a tragedy?
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• What are some conditions of a tragedy?
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• Does Death of a Salesman fulfill these conditions?
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• What is a modern tragedy? Does this apply to Death of a Salesman?
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• Please write the Introduction (including hook, thesis, etc.), then separate body paragraphs
• Must include fundamental writing outline:

• Hook
• Thesis
• Topic sentences
• Intro, body and conclusion paragraphs

Teacher wants the students to use the ‘play and our mind’ and not to use outside sources but, if outside sources are used an AMA style bibliography is required.
3-5 pages long
Doubled spaced
Times new Roman
12pt font
11 grade level paper for a DE class.