TGM: Laura Wingfield

Question 1

Judith S. Thompson: The play’s basic structure

Answer 1

The play’s basic structure works “to render life itself a series of losses, beginning with inflated expectations of infinite possibilities and ending with a confrontation of its inherent limitations.”

Question 2

Laura: “Mother’s afraid

Answer 2

“Mother’s afraid I’m going to become an old maid.”

Question 3

Laura is [like

Answer 3

Laura is [like a piece of her own glass collection.]

Question 4

Laura: “I-

Answer 4

“I - threw up - on the floor!”

Question 5

Laura: “I’ve been spending

Answer 5

“I’ve been spending most of my afternoons in the Jewel Box, that big glass house where they raise tropical flowers.”

Question 6

Amanda: “Now all she does

Answer 6

“Now all she does is fool around with those pieces of glass and play those worn-out records.”

Question 7

Sam Bluefarb: “When Laura surrenders

Answer 7

“When Laura surrenders to the timeless world of her glass animals, it is not simply because she wishes to escape into a world of fantasy and delusion, but precisely because she can look the present fully in the face.”

Question 8

Jim [swings

Answer 8

Jim [swings her into motion.]

Question 9

[She looks at it

Answer 9

[She looks at it with a tender, bewildered expression.]

Question 10

Judith S. Thompson: “For a brief moment

Answer 10

“For a brief moment of their kiss, the symbolic fusion of… reality and dream is achieved.”