A review by mazeeee
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Maggie is the epitome of “stand by your man” and I’m glad she got somewhat of a happier ending in the revised last act. Brick can kiss my tush for many reasons but main one being there seems to be little to no reason for the way he treats his wife other then his own insecurity and lowkey weird relationship with his old friend.  History will say they were just friends fr. I truly struggled with the ending of the last act until reading the revised version, which sheds a bit more light on the scope of the family dynamics and also didn’t end in absolute heartbreak for every character lol. This was my first time reading this play but I always enjoy Williams’s voice throughout the play’s stage direction and found myself missing that in the revised version of the last act. Will return to this someday. 
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