Pride And Prejudice And Cat On A Hot Tin Roof - 2074 Words

Marriage is a consistent theme throughout the entirety of â€Å"Pride and Prejudice† and â€Å"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof†. Whilst Jane Austen uses a well- informed narrative subtly highlighting both pride and prejudice throughout the society at the time, Williams uses dialogue, ‘plastic theatre’ and stage directions that appear to be set in ‘real time’ to express themes such as love, marriage, power and respect. Despite the obvious contextual differences such as the difference in in which that the play and novel were both written and the cultural differences in marriage, I intend to look at the lack of respect in marriages between both participants in the relationship which features in both â€Å"Pride and Prejudice† and â€Å"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof† and which therefore makes Mr and Mrs Bennet and Big Daddy and Big Mama comparable. The marriages in both texts begin when Mr Bennet and Big Daddy marry women potentially for the wrong reasons: for their physical appearances. Subsequently, disdain towards both of the female characters is shown throughout, with both of the husbands failing to show respect for their wives, using humour and irony to ridicule the females intellectually and physically. This is particularly shown with Big Daddy as he outwardly insults Big Mama in front of everybody: Big Daddy: â€Å"All I ask... is that she leaves me alone†¦ she makes me sick†¦Ã¢â‚¬  The stage directions also support the failure of the marriage, where Big Daddy â€Å"regards her with†¦ annoyance†. This language is harsh andShow MoreRelatedIgbo Dictionary129408 Words   |  518 Pageschewing-sticks and for à  kà  loà ²gà ²là ¬ figures A. plant resembling aÅ‹Ä , used for its fibres B. the rope made from it wooden vessel used for carrying (usu. à ²Ã¯â‚¬ ¥ká » ¥kà ¹Ã¯â‚¬ ¥ abà ¹ke) kind of fowl which never grows to a large size but is tough (usually used for sacrifice) pus cat-like animal that sleeps by day, probably the Two-Spotted Palm Civet or genet armpit boil in armpit song; solo A. song (esp Song of Solomon) B. mourning song opening song dismissal song victory song memorial song old hymn book songs of praise new hymnRead MoreThe Ballad of the Sad Cafe46714 Words   |  187 Pagesestranged from all other places in the world. The nearest train stop is Society City, and the Greyhound and White Bus Lines use the Forks Falls Road which is three miles away. The winters here are short and raw, the summers white with glare and fiery hot. If you walk along the main street on an August afternoon there is nothing whatsoever to do. The largest building, in the very center of the town, is boarded up completely and leans so far to the right that it seems bound to collapse at any minute