Presented as convivial, profound and sincere, Linda is indubitably a strong and supportive side-character in Death of a Salesman with great significance to understanding the woes of Willy, our tragic hero. Miller’s opening stage direction of her is ‘most often jovial, she has developed an iron repression of her exceptions to Willy’s behaviour’. Not only is Linda a kind-hearted and cheerful individual, she is incredibly loyal and strong at her emotional core. An ‘iron repression’ suggests that although she may not favour the act of looking past her husband’s behaviour, she however has the strength and courage to do so. The admiration she has for Willy is so incredibly genuine that she wouldn’t dare expect any more or any less of him. This is
