This paper discusses two plays, "A Doll's House" and the "Death of a Salesman." Both plays are about fallen families, and in both cases, the fall occurs in proportion to the deception that the family members opt for themselves. Both families try everything to tune up with society's expectations and their own wishes and dreams - in the "Death of a Salesman", the American dream of getting rich quick, particularly in Willy Loman's case. Both plays tell us that most of us choose to play roles and deceive, not only those immediately and distantly around us, but also ourselves. This, many families do at the expense of the fulfillment they swear to serve all their lives, as the case is in these two plays.