William's was told by his psychiatrist that his plays are full of hate, anger and envy.' With close reference to the stageing and set, state whether you agree witht the description of scene 3.
William's was told by his psychiatrist that his plays are full of hate, anger and envy.' With close reference to the stageing and set, state whether you agree witht the description of scene 3.
The Glass Menagerie contains much desperation, ahte and anger. Much of this is evident within scene 3. William's explores the false illusions and unrealistic dreams of each of the characters. Williams manages to portray the themes of hate, anger, and envy through his careful use of lighting, music and position of the characters. William's also portrays desperations within this scence which is showin through the character Amanda at the very start of the scene.
The second piece of dialogue in scene 3 is from Amanda. We already know that Amanda still see's herself as living in the thirties, young and carefree. However here we see a different side to Amanda, desperations. The screen image for this piece of dialogue is 'Glamour magasine cover.' This immediately strikes us as ironic because it's an illusion. Amanda's life is neither glamarous, or along the lines of a magsine lifestyle. It is my opinion that William's has deliberately done this to emphasize just how much Amanda lives in an illusional dream world. However in this passage we also see Amanda's desperate side. Being as the play is set in a time when America s recovering from the great depression and during the second world war, we know that money is tight. In this passage we can see Amanda despreately trying to sell magasine subscription to one of her friends. Williams presets Amanda's desperation, but also her friendly side. She is really in need of the money from the magasine subscription, hence her willingness to get the lady on the other end of the phone to buy it, 'Oh honey, it's something that you cant miss!' Williams has shown to us that although half the time Amanda lives in her own little world, she also knows that it is no longer the thirties and she needs to help support her family.