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Comparing and Contrasting the Marriage of Willy and Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman to the Marriage of Big Daddy and Big Mama Pollitt in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Two great play writes, and two famous plays. Both plays have been criticized, critiqued, and praised for decades. They have been presented in Broadway, and in high school auditoriums. They have been lauded as great works, and condemned for their content. This paper will not argue which one of these authors is greater, nor will it try to convince you which play is better. The only goal of this work is to compare and contrast the marriage relationship of Willy and Linda Loman with Big Daddy and Big Mama Pollitt. To accomplish this fully a brief synopsis of both plays will be offered, followed by a comparison of Willy Loman with Big Daddy Pollitt. Then a comparison of Linda Loma with Big Mama Pollitt is offered before comparing and contrasting the marriages of the Lomans with the Pollitts. Only then can one fully get into the mindset of the authors and their characters. Death of a Salesman mainly takes place inside of Willy’s “disturbed, faltering brain, as he relives crucial scenes from the past even while groping through present-day encounters.” Althou