The Best Dramas by the Dramatist Tennessee Williams

This article is in addition to the last article in which I talked about the best plays of Eugene O Neil but today I shall be talking about the best plays of another playwright Tennessee Williams who was also a very famous dramatist. The name might sound a little different but Tennessee was not born in Tennessee but in Mississippi on 25 February, 191. He deals with several types of themes in his novel such as the frustration of humans, sex, and violence. He was active in this field at the time of the great depression and we see the reflection of that period in his plays. He also won a Pulitzer prize in 1947 for his most celebrated drama Streetcar Named Desire. His initial plays were very successful but later he lost his muse and his plays did not remain very popular but his best plays are still the best. You can watch them and read them, when you read the plays like Streetcar Named Desire, you go through various kinds of emotions and feelings. Anyways, if you are interested in any of his plays then you can buy them at the eBay alternatives.

1) The Glass Menagerie- This is an act play by Williams that was produced in 1944 and published in 1945. This was the play that launched his career as a dramatist and critics considered this play as the finest of all. The character Amanda Wingfield has two children Laura and Tom. Laura her very shy daughter seeks comfort in her collection of small glass animals. Tom her son wants to leave his job at the warehouse for better options. Tom brings Jim to his home for dinner and Laura starts to like him because he is her childhood crush but Jim is engaged and this starts the conflict between Amanda and her son Tom which makes him leave his home for good.

2) A Streetcar Named Desire- This is a three-act play by Williams that was produced and published in 1947 and got him a Pulitzer prize. This is one of the most admired plays which concerns the mental and moral disintegration and the ultimate loss of Blanche Dubois, the heroin of the play. It shows the toxic hyper-masculinity of his brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski and how he destroys life of Blanche. This play depicts the in-between sexual tension of them. it depicts the helplessness of a woman who succumbs to patriarchy. This play creates a different atmosphere and you get attracted to the characters. If you like to watch dramas then I shall suggest you to read this play.

3) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – This play was published and produced in 1955. The play deals with the emotional lies that govern the relations in the humble family of a wealthy southern planter. This play deals with the patriarchy where the patriarch, “Big Daddy” celebrated his 65th birthday. He has two sons Gooper and Brick who come with their family to celebrate the birthday of their daddy.

4) Suddenly Last Summer- This is also a one-act play and four scenes only by Williams which was published in 1958. It deals with lobotomy, pederasty, and cannibalism. This play is a bit melodramatic but tells the horrific story of Sebastian Venable, a sadistic gay man with a mother Mrs. Violet Venable, who is an over-protective person. There is one lady Catherine who attacks Sebastian and his character to gain the estate. In the end, a doctor lobotomizes her and destroys her version of the story about Sebastian. Williams deals with homosexuality in detail in this play which was taboo-breaking for that time and how society treats homosexual people. You have to read this play to know about the true version of the story.

These are the famous plays by him but if you're interested in reading about more, then, you can do a little bit of research and choose the best one for you.