TextADeathofaSalesman
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。