Plays are watched - not read.

"I made the last payment on the house today.  Today, dear.  And there'll be nobody home.  We're free and clear.  We're free.  We're free... We're free..." (pg 1630).

While I still don't see why every play has to have random background music tell me what the mood of the characters, the flute seems to be a common sound in this play.  I hesitate to say that it "obviously" shows the true sadness behind what Linda was telling he who turned her into a widow.

So the question asked about the irony in the requiem and I must return to bullet points for this part of my post.

• My above post points out the new freedom within the two; however, she makes it seem as though they are free in the same ways.  You see, Willy was free from himself, his pride and his stress, but Linda was not.  Linda was free from her worries about Willy and the financial burden that the family was under.  Granted, I am not truly sure whether Linda would rather have kept Willy around...
• The other is a dramatic irony.  Willy bragged multiple times about how when he had a funeral, people from all over New England would be coming to it because of how "well-liked" he is.  Not to copy an adjective from Bryan's blog, but "cocky" seemed like nice word choice (upside down chocolate cake, to steal Mrs. Sander's phrases).  Lucky Poor Willy was not even around to see how many few people came to his funeral.

The Requiem was a nice addition to the play to expound on Willy's tragic flaw.