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I recently saw a performance of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Millar at the Lyceum Theatre. The play was performed by the Royal Lyceum Theatre Company and was directed by John Doyle. Death of a sales man is a play about America and its’ Dream; It is about the little guy with big ideas. It is a classic play that keeps on coming back to test our humanity on a person, social, political and spiritual level. It reflects the struggle to look at ourselves positively against the difficult demands life and society make on us. The main character Willy Lomand cannot distinguish between reality and illusion. This is the main factor, which causes conflict throughout the play. He is unable to see who his sons and he are. Willy believes they are all great men and have what it takes to be successful businessmen. Willy believes that being “well liked” is the key to being successful. Throughout the play he has flashbacks and appears to be reliving conversation and situations that happened years ago. Charlie is the Lomand's next-door neighbour and owns his own sales firm. He and will do not get along very well due to Willy’s jealousy but manage to be friends on one level. Charlie is very much to voice of reality througho