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ACTⅡ（Excerpt）

ArthurMiller

CHARACTERS

WillyLomanFather

LindaMother

BiffTheElderSon

HappyTheYoungerSon

&iontakesplaWillyLoman’shouseandyard。

Biff[takingthehoefromWILLY]:I’msayinggood-byetoyou，Pop。[WILLYlooksathim，sileomove。]I’mnotingbaymore。

Willy:Yoiomorrow?

Biff:I’vegotnoappoi，Dad。

Willy:Heputhisarmaroundyou，anoappoi?

Biff:Pop，getthisnow，willyou?EverytimeI’veleftit’sbeenafightthatseofhere。TodayIrealizedsomethingaboutmyselfaoexplainittoyouandI—IthinkI’mjustnhtomakeaofitforyou。Tohellwithwhosefaultitislikethat。[HetakesWILLY’sarm。]Let’sjust，heh?eoellMom。[HegeopullWILLYtoleft。]

Willy[frozen，immobile，withguiltinhisvoio，Idon’twanttoseeher。

Biff:eon![Hepullsagain，andWILLYtriestopulla>

Willy[highlynervous]:No，no，Idon’twanttoseeher。

Biff[triestolookintoWILLY’sface，asiftofihere]:Whydon’tyouwanttoseeher?

Willy[moreharshlynow]:Don’tbotherme，willyou?

Biff:Whatdoyoumean，youdon’twanttoseeher?Youdon’twantthemgyouyellow，doyou?Thisisn’tyourfault;it’sme，I’mabum。Noweinside![WILLYstraiaway。]DidyouhearwhatIsaidtoyou?

[WILLYpullsawayandquiselfintothehouse。BIFFfollows。]

Linda[toWILLY]:Didyouplant，dear?

Biff[atthedoor，toLINDA]:Allright，wehaditout。I’mgoingandI’mnanymore。

Linda[goingtoWILLYi]:Ithinkthat’sthebestway，dear。’Causethere’snitout，you’lljustalong。

[WILLYdoesn’trespond。]

Biff:PeopleaskwhereIamandwhatI’mdoing，youdon’tknow，andyoudowayit’llbeoffyourmindandyoustartbrighteningupagain。Allright?Thatclearsit，doesn’tit?[WILLYissilent，andBIFFgoestohim。]Yougonnawishmeluck，scout![Heextendshishand]Whatdoyousay?

Linda:Shakehishand，Willy。

Willy[turhingwithhurt]:There’someall，y’know。

Biff[gently]:I’vegotnoappoi，Dad。

Willy[eruptingfiercely]:Heputhisarmaround。。。?

Biff:Dad，yoiIam，sowhat’stheuse?IfIstrikeoilI’llsendyouacheque。MeaI’malive。