Tuesday, September 17, 2019

What are the 10 main events that happen after page 70 in Act Two of "Death of a Salesman"?

Since you do not state which version of the play you are using, I will answer your question by listing all the main events in Act Two.
Willy is to meet Biff and Happy at Frank's Chop House for dinner. Meanwhile, Linda chats with Biff. She discovers that it was Biff who removed the rubber hose so that Willy wouldn't commit suicide by asphyxiating himself.
Willy meets with Howard to ask for a position in New York. However, Howard refuses to send him and forces him to take a sabbatical.
Willy reminisces about Ben's previous offer to oversee his timberland business in Alaska. Willy shifts his thoughts back to the past and wrestles with making the right decisions about his future. 
Willy continues to stay in the past as he reminisces about one of Biff's football games. 
Willy returns to the present to meet with Charley in his office, but Charley isn't there. In the meantime, Willy engages Bernard in conversation. During the conversation, Bernard discloses that Biff's life spiraled downwards after he returned from meeting Willy in Boston years ago.
Charley returns and gives Willy fifty dollars. However, Willy requests a hundred and ten dollars because his insurance payment is due. Charley offers Willy a job, but Willy angrily declines. The men get into an argument, and Willy finally admits to Charley that Howard fired him.
Happy and Biff get to the restaurant before Willy. In conversation, Biff admits to Happy that Bill Oliver will not lend him the money to start his business. Biff is worried about revealing his disastrous failure to Willy, but Happy instructs him to use subterfuge to deceive their father.
Willy joins Biff and Happy at the restaurant. During their conversation, Willy admits that he lost his job. He demands to know how Biff's meeting with Bill Oliver went, but neither he nor Biff are able to communicate effectively with each other. The conversation descends into an argument.
Biff admits to Willy that he never met with Oliver. Meanwhile Biff and Happy argue, and Biff begs Happy to help their father before he commits suicide.
Eventually, Willy's thoughts return to the past. He recollects how Biff followed him to a hotel room in Boston years ago and accidentally discovered Willy was having an affair. The revelation devastated Biff, who accused his father of being a liar and a "phony little fake."
Biff and Happy go home, only to be accused by Linda of deserting Willy at the restaurant. Meanwhile, Willy attempts to plant a garden in the middle of the night.
In his "discussion" with Ben, Willy lays out his plan to commit suicide. His guilt for his affair continues to taunt him. Willy thinks that he will be redeemed when Linda collects twenty thousand dollars from the insurance company after his death. However, Ben cautions that the company may not honor the policy.
Biff confronts Willy about his dishonesty and his plan to commit suicide. Both Biff and Willy engage in an emotional conversation where each blames the other for his own unhappiness.
Willy commits suicide, and the family attends his funeral. Linda finally admits that the insurance payout will clear the family of its debts.

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