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Why has Williams chosen to include multiple chaotic scenes in the play, with many characters talking at once? What is the impact?
Some students may be troubled by imagining these scenes onstage, saying that an audience would miss pieces of dialogue. Others might say that Williams is trying to portray the true experience of a talkative, intense family, giving the audience an experience of what it's really like to be among the Pollitts, and that individual pieces of dialogue are not as important as the atmosphere on stage.
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What has Reverend Tooker's role been in the play? Why is he present, and why does he leave?
Students should note that throughout Act Two,...
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