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decides rather early on that each of them would be better off without the other to feed, fuel and nurture the dysfunction of their...
"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...
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 ...
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...
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...
his mother Amanda, and his sister Laura retreat into their own safe havens of illusion. As one critic observed, "No matter how ur...
In many ways the social failure of America as a whole at this time in history is symbolized by the personal failure experienced...
around the characters. Through the decaying setting, and also a setting that is quite dreamlike, the story begins on a very allusi...
In 5 pages this paper examines the masterful use of symbolism by Tennessee Williams in The Glass Menagerie. There are 6 sources c...
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...
shift constantly, and she appears sometimes pitiable, sometimes conniving, sometimes difficult to escape. Descriptions of Tom and...
In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares how the authors utilize symbolism in these respective works. Seven sources are c...
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...
the additional mouth to feed will put the family into jeopardy. The audience knows that she is considering abortion. To end all of...
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...
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...
function as one interfused mass of automatism" (Williams 3). This is a setting that exists perhaps in every large city in the na...
part of the illusionary world. Laura, on the other hand, thinks of the fire escape as a way in and not a way out. This can be seen...
Tom, then, is the central male figure in the family. Their father has abandoned them some many years before, and so it has fallen...