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Study Aids forCAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
By Tennessee Williams
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Table of Contents: Synopsis
Part One: Drama: A short introduction
Part Two: Tennessee Williams: A biography
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Table of Contents: Part One
Drama: A short introduction– Classification– Definition– The concept of Aristotles– The Shakespearean drama– 20th century drama– Important dramatists after 1945
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Classification
3 genres3 genres
lyriclyric epicepic dramadrama
poem novel playincludes:
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Definition
Drama = work meant to be performed on stage by actors
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The Concept of Aristotle(384 - 322 BC)
tragedyhistorica l top ic with k ings and gods as m ain characters
trag ic hero: fa lls despite his good intentions
comedyset in bourgeoisie
happy ending
drama
Unity of:• time
• place • action
Distinction:
Division of plot into acts
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The Shakespearean drama Blurring of the strict conventions of
the Greek drama:
• comic elements in tragedies• (f.e. drunk porter in Macbeth)
• tragic elements in comedies • (f.e. faked death of the heroine in Much ado about nothing)• some tragedies are set in bourgeoisie
• (f.e. Romeo and Juliet)
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20th century drama
The drama in the 20th century distinguishes itself by an increasing diversification
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20th century drama
realistic „kitchen sink“ drama:
set in working class, contains social criticism
(f.e. George Bernard Shaw: Pygmalion)
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20th century drama
absurd drama:
surrealistic plot
(f.e. Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godot)
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20th century drama
After 1945: increasing individualism of the dramatists.
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Important Dramatists after 1945
Edward Albee (Who‘s afraid of
Virginia Woolf)
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Important Dramatists after 1945
Arthur Miller (Death of a
Salesman)
He was married to ...
... Marilyn Monroe !
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Important Dramatists after 1945
Harold Pinter (Look Back in
Anger)
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Important Dramatists after 1945
Sam Shepard (True West)
He is also a famous actor
(f. e. The Pelican Brief with Julia Roberts)
GOOD LOOKING !GOOD LOOKING !
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Important Dramatists after 1945
Thornton Wilder (Our Town)
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Important Dramatists after 1945
and of course ...
... Tennessee Williams !
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Table of Contents: Part Two
Tennessee Williams - A biography– childhood– university years– his success– his decline
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His childhood
March 16, 1911: Tennessee Williams is born as Thomas Lanier Williams in Columbus, Mississippi
1911 - 1918: grows up in Clarksdale, Mississippi
1918:familiy moves to St Louis
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University years 1929: Enters
University of Missouri
1931:Leaves university because his father wants him to work in a shoe company1938:Graduates from University of Iowa
1937:parents admit his sister Rose to a lunatic asylum
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His success
1939: Wins his first prizes for American Blue and Battle of Angels.
1940: outs himself as a homosexual
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His success
1944 -1955: writes his most famous plays
1944:The GlassMenagerie
1947:A Streetcar Named Desire
1955:Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Hot! Hot!
Hot! Hot!
HOT!HOT!
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His decline
Lack of success causes phases of depression
death of his longtime companion in 1963
increasing addiction to alcohol and pills
Feb 25, 1983:
dies in a hotel room as a result of his addiction