a subject for tragedy as kings Willy s fall is great because his hopes are great His tragedy gives value and dignity to ordinary human life Willy s Tragic Flaw Like a classical hero Willy also has a flaw His weakness is his blind faith in false dreams He believes that being liked and popular can bring success He says It s not what you do It s who you know and the smile on your face He never learns that honesty and skill matter more than charm His pride stops him from facing truth His wrong idea of success ruins his job his sons and his peace This false belief is the root of his tragedy Conflict Between Dream and Reality Willy cannot accept the difference between dream and truth He dreams of fame and comfort but he earns nothing He says After all the highways you end up worth more dead than alive These words show his pain and failure He tries to live through memories and illusions He imagines his brother Ben who became rich easily But the real world does not match his dream His struggle between what he wants and what he has makes him miserable This conflict is the heart of his tragedy Family Suffering and Emotional Pain Willy s tragedy spreads to his family Linda loves him deeply and protects him She says He s a human being and a terrible thing is happening to him Her words show her pity and pain Biff s love turns to anger when he discovers Willy s affair Happy follows his father s false dream of success The whole family lives between truth and lies Their love becomes suffering Miller shows that modern tragedy is not only personal but also family-based where one man s failure breaks everyone s heart Death as a False Victory At last Willy kills himself to find peace and pride He believes that his life insurance money will help his family He says The jungle is dark but full of diamonds This line shows his final illusion He thinks his death will bring success But his funeral is small and empty No buyers or friends come to honor him His death gives no victory only sadness Miller ends the play with irony Willy s dream of greatness dies with him It proves that his success was only an illusion In conclusion Death of a Salesman is a powerful modern tragedy Willy Loman is a common man with noble dreams but weak judgment His pride false values and illusions cause his downfall Arthur Miller shows that tragedy can belong to any man whose dreams crash against hard reality Willy s death teaches that truth and self-knowledge are more valuable than false success and pride