1.       In any tragedy there needs to be a tragic hero with a tragic flaw. This tragic hero must suffer a tragic fall and usually in the end he will die. In Miller’s Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is indeed a tragic hero. His flaw is his false notion of his own success as well as the success of his family. He will never admit to being in trouble and wound his pride. He suffers his fall when he is fired by Howard from the company because although he hasn’t been getting paid anyways now the realization comes to him that he can no longer support his family and is jobless. His death completes the criteria for the play to be a tragedy. He died without accomplishing his dream or being truly happy with what he had all along: a loving family that would support him through all the tough times. The reader understands that things could have worked out for Willy if he had just given up the lies he had been living and carried on, but because of his suicide he wasn’t able to fulfill this path to stability and security and that is what makes this play a true tragedy.