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Tennessee Williams was a Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright who passed away on February 25,
1983. He wrote a number of plays that were highly praised during the beginning of his career. His
plays explored topic dealing with sexuality to mental illness. Many of the plays that he had written
had prominent female characters. These female characters across Tennessee Williams' plays often
share similar traits. These characters fall under similar categories that reflect Williams' experiences
with women during his adolescence. Tennessee Williams' adolescence was fairly difficult. His
father was an abusive man who was often left out of the picture. He was left in the care of his mother
, who often was overbearing. She cared for him dearly, but in doing so she often badgers him; yet
he had a close relationship with her. Williams had a close relationship with his sister, Rose, who he
idolized. In Williams' memoirs, he states, "All my relationships with women are very, very
important to me." (Gussow). In many ways female characters from his plays are shaped from female
relatives. Throughout many of Tennessee Williams' plays, female characters fall into similar
categories. These women typically are fragile, southern belle type, overreaching, living in the past, or
a mixture of them....show more content...
The mother of the play, Amanda Wingfield, is an overbearing mother. She constantly is nagging her
children; she wants the best for them. Amanda falls into many of the characteristics that are common
within Tennessee Williams' plays. She is a southern belle who is left lingering on the past: she knows
that her prime has past. Within the play she often brings up the past; in the first scene she recounts
her favorite story. "One Sunday afternoon in the Blue Mountain –– your mother received ––
seventeen! –– gentlemen callers"
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Tennessee Williams Women

  • 1. Tennessee Williams Women Tennessee Williams was a Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright who passed away on February 25, 1983. He wrote a number of plays that were highly praised during the beginning of his career. His plays explored topic dealing with sexuality to mental illness. Many of the plays that he had written had prominent female characters. These female characters across Tennessee Williams' plays often share similar traits. These characters fall under similar categories that reflect Williams' experiences with women during his adolescence. Tennessee Williams' adolescence was fairly difficult. His father was an abusive man who was often left out of the picture. He was left in the care of his mother , who often was overbearing. She cared for him dearly, but in doing so she often badgers him; yet he had a close relationship with her. Williams had a close relationship with his sister, Rose, who he idolized. In Williams' memoirs, he states, "All my relationships with women are very, very important to me." (Gussow). In many ways female characters from his plays are shaped from female relatives. Throughout many of Tennessee Williams' plays, female characters fall into similar categories. These women typically are fragile, southern belle type, overreaching, living in the past, or a mixture of them....show more content... The mother of the play, Amanda Wingfield, is an overbearing mother. She constantly is nagging her children; she wants the best for them. Amanda falls into many of the characteristics that are common within Tennessee Williams' plays. She is a southern belle who is left lingering on the past: she knows that her prime has past. Within the play she often brings up the past; in the first scene she recounts her favorite story. "One Sunday afternoon in the Blue Mountain –– your mother received –– seventeen! –– gentlemen callers" Get more content on HelpWriting.net