"The Rose Tattoo"

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The paper describes Tennessee Williams as one of the most talented playwrights in American contemporary theater. His troubled background and the beginnings of his career are discussed. Then the paper analyzes "The Rose Tattoo" and portrays it as a celebration of life written as a comedic romance that is interlaced with spiritualism and symbolism. The paper illustrates how it is a play that celebrates life and all that it has to offer, the good and the bad, the joys and the sorrows, life and death. The paper conveys how it is rich with passion and the true meaning of love.

From the Paper:

"The obvious symbolism in the play is the rose. After all, there is Rosa delle Rose, who is Serafina delle Rose's daughter, then Serafina's husband, Rosario delle Rose. However, the symbol of the rose runs throughout the play. In fact from the very first scene, Williams writes, "Serafina looks like a plump little Italian opera singer...Her black hair is done in a high pompadour...a rose held in place by glittering jet hairpins" (Williams 13). The red rose becomes the central symbol of the play. It represents the red wine that Serafina drinks, which is believed to be the elixir of love."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Haley, Darryl E. "Thomas Lanier Williams." East Tennessee State University. Retrieved February 19 2006 from: http://www.etsu.edu/haleyd/twbio.html
• Kolin, Philip. "Sentiment and Humor in Equal Measure: Comic Forms in The Rose Tattoo." University Press of Mississippi. 1977. pp. 93-106.
• Tennessee Williams: Biography. The John F. Kennedy Center. Retrieved February 19 2006 from:http://www.kennedycenter.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entitY_id=3819&source_type=A
• Williams, Tennessee. The Rose Tattoo. Dramatist's Play Service. 1998. Pp. 13, 14.

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