Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: What do you learn about Maggie from the way Tennessee Williams has presented her so far?

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: What do you learn about Maggie from the way Tennessee Williams has presented her so far?

The character Margaret is married to Brick, the son of Big Daddy. They live together in Big Daddy's house, along with his wife, Big Mama. We, as readers learn a lot about her character from the way she speaks, by what is said about her and by the stage directions. We also gain a good insight into her relationships with the people around her.

Margaret's relationship with Brick comes across as quite bizarre. His lack of interest in what she has to say gives the impression that he doesn't care and also shows a slight lack of respect. For example, when Brick replies to Maggie's first line in the play, he says "Wha'd you say, Maggie?..." The stage directions prior to his response read "A tone of politely feigned interest, masking indifference or worse." Other stage directions describing his attitude to Maggie's statements share the same negativity; such as "Without interest.", "Wryly", "Absent mindedly", "Dreamily", followed by sarcastic comments.

We also get the impression that Brick doesn't find his wife