English Literature - 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams.
             Describe the relationship between Maggie and Brick.
             When the play opens, we are introduced to a "pretty young woman" who is "shouting." This woman, goes by the name of Margaret, and lets the audience know right from the beginning that if ever she has a problem, she'll let you know about it.
             As we read through the first Act of this three Act play, we learn very quickly that the relationship between Margaret, and her husband Brick is one sided - with all the effort coming from Maggie. It is clear their relationship wouldn't be considered 'normal' because of their attitudes towards each other, or rather, Brick's attitude towards his wife.
             The first few pages indicate that Maggie is extremely talkative, with Brick hardly being able to get a sentence in edgeways, however, it later becomes apparent that Brick isn't all too bothered about getting his view across to his loquacious wife. The first conversation we see take place between Brick and Maggie - well, conversation in that Maggie went on and on and Brick would occasionally answer. The conversation concerns Brick's sister's children, or the "no-neck monsters" as Maggie so eloquently calls them. She moans about her nieces and nephews for quite a while with Brick asking 'without interest', "What are they up to, Maggie?" This conversation drags on for a while, with Maggie complaining about the children running around and screaming their heads off. However, what is most interesting about the entire, long-winded conversation is that Brick shows no interest in either Maggie, or what she has to say. He almost seems fed up and indifferent to anything she mentions.
             When it comes to discussing the children's parents - Brick's sister and brother-in-law, Mae and Gooper, we learn Maggie's feelings on this particular subject, as Maggie likes to make her views known. She thinks they've simply brought the kids round to...