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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, a play by American playwright Tennessee Williams, was first performed in 1955 and won that year’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama
. The play is set in the Mississippi Delta and centers around the Pollitt family, particularly the relationships between Brick, an alcoholic former football player; his wife, Maggie; and his father, Big Daddy. The play explores themes of dishonesty, sexual desire, and the struggle for power and control. It was adapted into a 1958 film starring Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, and Burl Ives.Read the full play summary, an in-depth character analysis of Maggie, and explanations of important quotes from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
