Willy Loman Biff can receive the money from his insurance policy and finally become successful -- he "debates" the merits of his plan with Ben, finally deciding to go ahead with it after Ben (in his mind) comes to agree with him that it's a good idea. Loman is the central role of the only play that has won a Tony Award for Best Broadway Production four times (Best Play, Best Revival and twice Best Revival of a Play). Each of the four Broadway revivals has brought critical acclaim to the role. In addition, the role has been reprised in film with
Death of a Salesman and it is undoubtedly the best American play since "A Streetcar Named Desire".” The play reached London on July 28, 1949. London responses were mixed, but mostly favorable. "The Times" criticized it, saying that “the strongest play of New York theatrical season should be transferred to London in the deadest week of the year.” However, the public understanding of the ideology of the play was different from that in America. Some people, such as Eric Keown, think of "Death of a Salesman" as "a potential tragedy deflected from its true course by Marxist sympathies." The play was hailed as “the