Tennesse Williams Context Flashcards
When and where was Williams born?
Columbia, Mississippi
March 26th 1911
What was Williams mother and fathers name?
Cornelius and Edwina
What was his siblings called?
Rose and Dakin
What did rose do? What did this result in?
She accused her father of abusing her which then her mother agreed to get her a pre frontal lobotomy
Where did Williams find his identity?
New Orleans
Who got him a MGM, when?
Audrey wood 1943
What was the names of the book before?
The moth, Blanches chair in the moon, The poker night
What event happened just before the play?
World War two
What happened 1860 - 1866
America was split in two sides, South and North
When did Williams die?
25 February 1983
When did Williams die?
25 February 1983
what is a southern belle?
a women who was expected to date young respective gentlementle, a girl expected to grow up into a lady
what condition did tennesse suffer from?
depression all throughout his life
what did south and north represent to Williams?
South: stood for strong cultural values
North: Greedy and sordid
When did he live in New Orleans from?
1938
