June 17,
We're nearly done with the book, I can't wait and see how it ends! Oh wait we already know.
Back at the restaurant where Willy is supposed to meet his sons, Happy helps Stanley, a waiter at the restaurant prepare their table. They see a girl called Miss Forsythe and talk to her. Biff enters and Happy introduces them and continues to chat with her. She leaves to call another girl because Happy asked her to. Biff eventually can't hold it in and tells happy that he waited 6 hours to see Oliver and he didn't even recognize him. Very emotional at his father's constant belief that he's a salesman for Oliver, Biff plans to tell Willy the opposite. Willy enters and Biff tries to tell him but he yells that he's been fired. This sidetracks Biff and he again tries to tell him but Happy cuts in and suggests that Biff succeeded. Willy then has high expectations and waits for good news. Biff can't control himself and starts yelling at his father for not listening.
The play fades into another flashback with a young Bernard looking for Linda. He tells her that Biff failed math and at this exact moment, the restaurant conversation comes back with Willy again criticizing Biff for failing math. Biff tries to quiet Willy and says that Oliver's considering it. His renewed interest make Biff more uncomfortable and he starts yelling again. Willy hears "The Women" laugh and he shouts back hitting Biff. Miss Forsyth enters at this exact moment and brings another girl called Letta. Biff takes Willy to the washroom and comes back finding Happy flirting with the girls. Biff leaves and Happy follows the girls. We appear to have a flashback with Willy and The Women. The door knocks and its Biff telling Willy that he failed math. Willy reassures him that he'll talk to the teacher but Biff imitates his teachers lisp and that makes The Women laugh. Biff now realizes that Willy has been cheating on Linda and stops believing anything Willy says.
Now we come back to the present and Stanley helps Willy. He asks him where a seed store is and Willy hurries off once he tells him. Happy comes back to the house with flowers in his hands and see's Linda. Biff comes in after but Linda starts yelling at them for abandoning Willy. Happy tries to make things work but Biff goes to look for Willy and finds him planting seeds in the garden. Willy is consulting "Ben" about a $20,000 deal. Biff approaches him and tries to bring him in. Willy comes but gets angry again about Biffs' failure. Happy tries to calm them but they eventually get super pissed and launch into a huge fight. Willy actually gets scared of Biff when he starts toward him but Biff eventually sobs which makes Willy touched.
Everyone goes to sleep except for Willy and he continues his "conversation" with Ben and Linda calls out for him but gets no answer. Biff and Happy listen and they all hear Willy's car speed off. In requiem, Linda and Happy stand there at Willy's grave after his badly attended funeral. Biff states that Willy had the wrong dreams. Charley says that he was a victim of his job. Biff invites Happy to go out West with him but Happy declares that he will stay in NYC to live on Willy's dream. Linda asks Willy for forgiveness because she cannot cry. She says that she finally paid off the 25 year mortgage on their house THAT day but now there's no one to live in it. (IRONY, oh how delicious it is) She repeats the statement, "We're free" and all exit.
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