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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Summary
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Brick is taking a shower in the bedroom he shares with his wife, Maggie. While undressing, Maggie complainsthat his brother Gooper and wife Mae have been having their monstrous children perform for Big Daddy, incessantly reminding him of their own childlessness. Now that Daddy is dying of cancer, Mae andGooper are trying to cut them out of the estate. The doctors have lied to Daddy and Mama, claiming that Daddy only suffers from a spastic colon, but tonight the truth will be revealed.
Brick is nothelping any with his incessant drinking and much-publicized stunt on the high school athletic field. Brick broke his ankle jumping hurdles. Maggie is confident of their advantage, because Big Daddy doteson Brick, abhors Gooper and his wife, and has a "lech" for Maggie herself. Suddenly Maggie catches sight of Brick staring at her in the mirror. She cries that she knows she has become hard and frantic.Living with someone who does not love her has made her a "cat on a hot tin roof."
Fiercely Maggie locks the door and draws the curtains. As she attempts to seduce him, Brick warns her against makinga fool of herself. Maggie murmurs she has realized her mistake: she should not have confessed to making love with Skipper.
Maggie continues and says that Brick and Skipper's love was sad and awfulbecause it could never be satisfied or even talked about. Maggie recalls how on their double dates in college it always seemed the boys were out together. The night of the Thanksgiving game, Maggieconfronted Skipper on his desire. He made a pitiful attempt to prove her wrong.
Threatening to kill her, Brick hurls his crutch at her. Maggie insists that now is her time of the month to conceive andthey must make love. Brick wonders how she plans to have a child by a man who cannot stand her. Big Daddy enters ferociously and greets Brick. The servants enter with Daddy's cake, and a grotesque...