After our quiz on Streetcar, let's view another of Tennessee Williams' plays (this one a film): Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. This will conclude our readings of Tennessee Williams' work (at least in this class).
For those of you interested, check out these other Williams' films:
Baby Doll (1956)
Suddenly Last Summer (1959)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) This was taken from Tennessee Williams' novel.
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Night of the Iguana (1964)
The Glass Menagerie (1950 film, complete)
The Glass Menagerie (with Katherine Hepburn)
The Glass Menagerie (with Montgomery Ward - Radio Play)
Most of Williams' plays (as well as his films) revolve around a central secret: something terrible or haunting or degenerate that a protagonist desperately tries to cover up. Williams' women are often unhappy, the men brutish and insensitive. Oh, where will it lead but to modern American drama!
We can learn a lot about playwriting from Tennessee Williams. A character in pain or conflict lies at the center of his plays. The use of a "secret" allows appropriate tension and rising conflict until a climactic scene reveals the truth. Learn from this.
For those of you interested, check out these other Williams' films:
Baby Doll (1956)
Suddenly Last Summer (1959)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) This was taken from Tennessee Williams' novel.
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Night of the Iguana (1964)
The Glass Menagerie (1950 film, complete)
The Glass Menagerie (with Katherine Hepburn)
The Glass Menagerie (with Montgomery Ward - Radio Play)
Most of Williams' plays (as well as his films) revolve around a central secret: something terrible or haunting or degenerate that a protagonist desperately tries to cover up. Williams' women are often unhappy, the men brutish and insensitive. Oh, where will it lead but to modern American drama!
We can learn a lot about playwriting from Tennessee Williams. A character in pain or conflict lies at the center of his plays. The use of a "secret" allows appropriate tension and rising conflict until a climactic scene reveals the truth. Learn from this.
This has nothing to do with anything, but I found it funny. Feel free to use this sort of idea or information found therein to write a poem, short story, or play.
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