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wall, "deserted his wife and children sixteen years earlier" (Koprince and Bloom). Tom describes him as a "a telephone man who fel...
shift constantly, and she appears sometimes pitiable, sometimes conniving, sometimes difficult to escape. Descriptions of Tom and...
"real" (insofar as theater can ever be said to be real) happenings, but a carefully selected group of scenes that illustrate the i...
Young Prince Hamlet of Denmark has been dealt two blows in rapid succession. First, while away at college, he learns his father h...
visit is an old school friend of the son and daughter. In the play there is a similar sense of expectation involving this man as T...
to by Jim in very earthy, concrete terms that nonetheless indicate that she is pretty. When she says that blue "is wrong for-roses...
In many ways the social failure of America as a whole at this time in history is symbolized by the personal failure experienced...
dysfunction goes far beyond the limits of the household, hinting at a world that is itself out of sync and in a state of disarray....
of Blue Mountains finest male suitors. She makes frequent mention of Blue Mountain and Blue Roses, and one can assume this symbol...
in his pocket (Williams 22). He frequently reminds the audience that they are watching a "memory play," which means he possesses ...
have so much to offer is a sad state of affairs. Laura is Amandas daughter. Laura also is forced to...
The mores of society are frequently presented in theatrical productions of the time. This paper describes Oedipus Rex by Sophocles...
In 5 pages this paper examines the masterful use of symbolism by Tennessee Williams in The Glass Menagerie. There are 6 sources c...
his mother Amanda, and his sister Laura retreat into their own safe havens of illusion. As one critic observed, "No matter how ur...
In six pages this essay analyzes the thematic importance of props, lights, setting, and stage direction in Tennessee Williams' The...
In four pages a thematic analysis of The Glass Menagerie is presented. There are no other sources listed....
In four pages this paper analyzes human dreams in a contrast and comparison of these two award winning American dramas. Two sourc...
In seven pages this paper discusses how Tennessee Williams' own life and family pain was reflected in the drama The Glass Menageri...
In 10 pages this paper examines how in each of these plays staging is used to convey the illusions of their characters. Nine sour...
at home. He has to find some way to escape without destroying his family the way his father had sixteen years ago. It is for this ...
for she "She breathes with motherly tenderness and love for all, for life itself. And Linda has a heart full and hands outstretche...
number and must join the rat race. Individuality is not prized and someone who has opinions, especially if that person is a woman,...
path to happiness. When Jim comes over for dinner on that fateful evening, he is in several instances cold and behaves selfishly....
we look at the content of the play and how it may be staged we have a better idea of how to interpret the work. It is after lookin...
memory of past events. He explains that he will not be a narrator, "I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion t...
and makes his way to her dressing room. He knocks, but then quickly enters the room, knowing that she is expecting him. The dan...
decides rather early on that each of them would be better off without the other to feed, fuel and nurture the dysfunction of their...
the additional mouth to feed will put the family into jeopardy. The audience knows that she is considering abortion. To end all of...
the one who is primarily the main focus of the play and it is her collection that bears the title of the story, as she collects gl...
scene begins Laura Wingfield (Karen Allen) and her gentleman caller Jim OConnor (James Naughton) are looking at Lauras "glass mena...