Act 1 Dissatisfied woman prostrates herself before a man Brick indifferent She poses undresses changes seductive and vulnerable He remains cold look of disgust Maggie in the mirror hideous transformation into Maggie the cat ID: 338801
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Cat on a Hot Tin RoofSlide2
Act 1
Dissatisfied woman prostrates herself before a manBrick indifferent
She poses, undresses, changes – seductive and vulnerable
He remains cold – look of disgust
Maggie in the mirror – ‘hideous transformation’ into ‘Maggie the cat’Slide3
Maggie in the mirror, the most fascinating character in the play
Masochistically bound to Brick, frustrated
Husband’s indifference and childlessness
Insecurity added to by Big Daddy’s imminent death
Brick cool but a broken man – his injury symbolising his ‘castration’, loss of
masculinity, he is broken emotionallySlide4
Act 1 – Part 2
Maggie’s humiliation2 interruptions and constant potential with noise from off-scene
Rivalry between the play's 2 cats
Fertility
vs
Maggie’s childlessness
Attempts to seduce Brick
He fends her off like a lion tamer
Tries to make him jealous – ‘other men want me’ – precursor to next sceneSlide5
Big Mama introduced
Bad taste – fat, embarrassingly devoted to a man who hates her.Represents marriage and
family, what image????
Use of off-stage telephone to rehearse
the lie
to be told to Big Daddy – like voices represents the ‘spies’ in the houseSlide6
Act 1 part 3
Maggie states her fondness for Big DaddyTalks about her past and how poor she was
One can be young without money but one cannot be old without money
Tries to goad Brick into a reaction – talks about Skipper
Brick calls for his niece to bring the party upstairsSlide7
Alludes to his homosexuality
Brick threatens her with the crutch
Accuses Maggie of naming the ‘one great good true thing’ in his life, dirty – their love assumes mythical, legendary proportions
Details about the Skipper, Brick, Maggie triangle – Maggie was a ‘trophy wife’ – the
Beckhams
!!
Skipper and Maggie both found themselves before their God – like a Greek God
Maggie shouts, Skipper is dead, Maggie the cat is aliveSlide8
Brick loses his cool
Brick throws his crutch and falls to the groundBrick is finally provoked into rage, his coolness shattered
Dixie’s interruption – reminding Maggie of what she lacks – a child
Maggie drops Maggie the Cat, puts on her public face and turns to face the family