Summary
Part 5 covers the action up to when Linda says, “He’s planting the garden!”
After Biff, Hap, and the two women leave the restaurant, Willy’s daydream involving the Boston woman becomes a full-fledged flashback. The Woman is in a black slip and Willy is buttoning his shirt. We hear raw, sexy music as The Woman teases Willy, telling him to stop dressing in the middle of the night. The audience must suspect that The Woman is Willy’s mistress, with whom he just finished making love in this hotel room. When Willy says he’s lonely, The Woman – a...
Source: MAXnotes to Death of a Salesman, ©2000 Research and Education Association, Inc.. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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