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On a single summer evening, the Pollitt family gathers to celebrate the birthday of patriarch Big Daddy.

On the previous evening, Big Daddy's son Brick broke his leg while trying to jump hurdles at the school track. His wife Margaret chides him for his foolish behavior and his constant state of drunkenness, but mostly she is trying to impress – and seduce – her husband. Brick has refused to sleep with Maggie ever since his friend Skipper died. Maggie desperately wants Brick to sleep with her – both to satisfy her own physical needs, and because she wants to get pregnant.

Maggie feels a particularly urgent need to have a baby because she needs to produce an heir. Big Daddy is dying, although he has not been told this yet, and he does not have…

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Posted By jashai b #218733 at Dec 07, 2011 8:37 PM

What Is The Signifiance Of The Play's Title ?

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Tennesse Williams

When we talk about American Drama we must consider Tennesse Williams as one of the most important dramat writer of the 20th Century. ¿Does his style fits completly on the gothic style, or is something different? Gothic style is closer to horror and romance. I dont find clear representing any of this things. He is more questioning the ethic and the laws impossed by the society.

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