Summarization of Act 1 This play was written perfectly. Traditionally, Act 1 is an introduction to what’s to come, Arthur Miller does an excellent job in describing in detail all the characters traits and more importantly all there problems and conflicts with others. Early on in the play, Willy Loman is fighting and arguing with just about everybody in the play. At first, he begins with his wife Linda. Linda is trying to convince Willy that …showed first 75 words of 462 total…

…showed last 75 words of 462 total…business. Since he knows he a lost case, he wants to try and give his children a chance to succeed the way Ben did and the way they have the ability to. He doesn’t want to live the rest of his life knowing that he didn’t give his family everything that he could have. This was an excellent introduction, I am very anxious for Act 2 and can’t wait to see what unfolds.