He cuts right to the core of every character's heart in his plays. And he leaves his characters so emotionally naked that you feel shattered and exposed at the end of your reading of the play. Part of the enduring magical appeal of Tennessee Williams plays is the relatability of his characters .You see yourself in them or someone you know. Laura reminds me very much of myself and my heart went out to her throught the whole...
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Sometimes, the most important and influential characters are those that never come forth and make an appearance. This is the case in Williams' The Glass Menagerie. The absent father serves as an explanation and a foreshadow for why his wife, Amanda; his daughter, Laura; and his son, Tom behave as they do. The story has somewhat a dry line; however, it is not so much the plot but the characterization that makes this story...
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Amanda Wingfield, the matriarch of "The Glass Menagerie," always tells her daughter, Laura, that she should look nice and pretty for gentleman callers, even though Laura has never had any callers at their St. Louis apartment. Laura, who limps because of a slight physical deformity, would rather spend her time playing with the animals in her glass menagerie and listening to old phonograph records instead of learning shorthand...
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This play is one of the most moving, realistic works ever written. Each character is given such an intricate psychology that they feel real.You are able to empathise with each character's pain, hope and reality. For those of you who say it is boring, don't read classics anymore. The play is not about plot but about REAL people in REAL situations with profound symbolism and harsh, harsh reality. From start to finish, this...
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