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Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), dramatist and fiction writer, was one of America's major mid-20th-century playwrights. Tennessee Williams was born Thomas Lanier Williams in Columbus, Mississippi, on March 26, 1911. Interestingly enough, he originally lie...

Tennessee Williams's playwriting career spanned more than four decades and was marked by the highest acclaim, as well as the kind of critical controversy that is generated only by one whose achievements have been widely recognized and lauded. This recogn...

Tennessee Williams's playwriting career, already spanning more than four decades, has been marked by the highest acclaim, as well as the kind of critical controversy that is generated only by one whose achievements have been widely recognized and lauded....

After 12 years of negotiations and organization, the all-African-American revival of Tennessee Williams' “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" will finally be staged on the Broadhurst Theater, starting in mid-February with an opening night set for March 6. Tony-nominated actor, choreographer and TV director...

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a dispute involving Elizabeth Taylor over ownership of a Vincent van Gogh painting. The painting is claimed by descendants of a Jewish woman who fled Nazi Germany.The painting, worth millions, may be among the estimated 600,000 works...

Today is Saturday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2007. There are 282 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 24, 1765, Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers.On this date:In 1882, German scientist Robert...

Come for a play. Stay for the ambiance.That's what Joe Dowling, the artistic director of the Guthrie Theater, wants people to do at the shimmering new $125 million complex, a huge space with a fine-dining restaurant, a cafe, 11 bars and its own viewing platform...

In the following essay, Mayberry offers analysis of "grotesque" characters in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, drawing attention to their unique physical or psychological deformities as a source of both humor and pathos. Mayberry also addresses the various illusions and pretenses through which these characters attempt to protect themselves.

In the following review, Becker offers high praise for the debut production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, which he describes as a "remarkable piece of work" and "Williams' best play to date."

Brick remains a mystery at the heart of Tennessee Williams' play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." He does not develop and ultimately he remains a bitter, withdrawn enigma. The lack of communication on Brick's part means that we, as an audience, find out very little about him; this merely adds to his enigma status.

Explores character relationships in the Tennessee Williams play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Discusses the mendacity in relationships in the play. Describes how Williams presents the South as seriously flawed and yet tempers this view with a certain sympathy for its plight.

This is an essay of my opinions and interpretations of "Cat on a Hot, Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams.