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Acknowlegements
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1 A Brief Introduction of Arthur Miller
1.2 A Brief Introduction of Death of a Salesman
1.3 Literature Review and Originality of the Thesis
CHAPTER TWO TRADITIONAL THEORIES OF TRAGEDY
2.1 Aristotelian Tragic Theories
2.1.1 Aristotelian structure of tragic plot
2.1.2 Aristotelian design of tragic effect and character
2.2 Hegelian Theories of Tragedy
2.2.1 Hegelian design of tragic conflict
2.2.2 Hegelian design of tragic reconciliation
CHAPTER THREE TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
3.1 Aristotelian Theories of Tragedy and Death of a Salesman
3.1.1 Peripeteia in Death of a Salesman
3.1.2 Anagnorisis in Death of a Salesman
3.1.3 Tragic flaws in Death of a Salesman
3.2 Traditional Plot Frame of Death of a Salesman
3.3 Hegelian Conflict
3.3.1 Classification of conflicts in Death of a Salesman
3.3.2 Principal conflict of Death of a Salesman
3.3.3 Conflict causes
3.3.4 Reconciliation in Death of a Salesman
3.3 Death of a Salesman,Oedipus the King and King Lear compared
3.3.1 Similar theme
3.3.2 Similar plot arrangement
3.3.3 One example of similar rhetorical device
CHAPTER FOUR MODERN RECONSTRACTION OF DEATH OF A SALESMAN
4.1 Reconstruction of Character
4.2 Tragic Effect of Character Reconstruction
4.3 Reconstruction of Tragic Cause
4.4 Modern Dramatic Techniques Applied in Death of a Salesman
4.5 Symbolism in Death of a Salesman
4.5.1 Seeds
4.5.2 Stockings
4.5.3 Tennis racket
4.6 Modern Philosophy Embodied in Death of a Salesman
4.6.1 Heideggerian theories embodied in the play
4.6.2 Sartre's theories embodied in the play
4.6.3 Modern Psychological Theories Embodied in Death of a Salesman
CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION
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