Characters In The Glass Menagerie, By Tennessee Williams

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The Glass Menagerie is a play written by Tennessee Williams. It involves a mother, Amanda, and her two children, Tom and Laura. They are faced with many problems throughout the play. Some of these problems involve: Amanda, the mother, only wants to see her kids succeed and do well for themselves. How does her drive for success lead the book? During The Glass Menagerie, Jim (who is Jim?) and Laura share multiple special moments together. For example, when they are dancing, Jim is talking to Laura about how she is pretty and how someone should kiss her. During these (this?) scenes the song “Can’t Help Falling In Love” by Elvis Presley should start playing. The reason this song should play during these scenes with Jim and Laura is because they …show more content…

A storm waiting to happen when this man gets home to his wife, and during The Glass Menagerie, a similar storm most likely (Did it go down?) went down between Jim and his fiancé. Jim should have a similar response to his time with Laura, where he regrets the things that he has done. On his walk home he should realize that he is coming from somewhere that he never should have been in the first place. Another song that should be played during this production (where at?) is the song, “I Hope You Dance,” by Lee Ann Womack. This song is a beautiful song, written by a mother and sung to her children about life. This song goes along with Amanda’s relationship with Tom and Laura, and how she wants them to live long, happy lives, filled with love. “I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance, Never settle for the path of least resistance Livin ' might mean takin ' chances but they 're worth takin ', Lovin ' might be a mistake but it 's worth makin ', Don 't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter, When you come close to sellin ' out …show more content…

The songs listed are just a few of the songs that could be added to this play to make it more emotional and more interesting. There are many different combinations that could be played out during the production, but if these songs are used the play will have a completely different tone. One that is much more beneficial to connect the audience in this very emotional play. The use of these songs will help the audience develop feelings for the actors and relate throughout the entirety of the

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