Why is Tom choosing to tell this story?
Why does Laura not have any gentleman callers/suitors?
How did Laura become crippled?
Why does Amanda want Laura to have a gentleman caller so badly?
Why does Amanda continue to reflect on the past?
How long ago did their father leave?
Does Amanda work, and if so, what does she do?
What is the D.A.R. society?
How does Tom tell the story of Amanda and Laura's encounter if he was not part of it originally?
Thoughts on the Play So Far:
I think that the stage directions in this play are actually really useful besides just staging since they provide insight into the story. This is different from the only other plays I have read by Shakespeare, which have minimal stage directions and rely more on the dialogue to tell the story. Tom seems to have the most poetic dialogue so far, with Amanda and Laura being a little more straightforward, which is most likely due to this being a memory play. I really enjoy Williams writing style so far, especially when Tom speaks and even in the stage directions as well. I am interested to see where the story goes, and I am interested to see what kind of impact the gentleman caller has on the family.
Why does Laura not have any gentleman callers/suitors?
How did Laura become crippled?
Why does Amanda want Laura to have a gentleman caller so badly?
Why does Amanda continue to reflect on the past?
How long ago did their father leave?
Does Amanda work, and if so, what does she do?
What is the D.A.R. society?
How does Tom tell the story of Amanda and Laura's encounter if he was not part of it originally?
Thoughts on the Play So Far:
I think that the stage directions in this play are actually really useful besides just staging since they provide insight into the story. This is different from the only other plays I have read by Shakespeare, which have minimal stage directions and rely more on the dialogue to tell the story. Tom seems to have the most poetic dialogue so far, with Amanda and Laura being a little more straightforward, which is most likely due to this being a memory play. I really enjoy Williams writing style so far, especially when Tom speaks and even in the stage directions as well. I am interested to see where the story goes, and I am interested to see what kind of impact the gentleman caller has on the family.
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