Question

Tennessee Williams won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama for which of the following plays?

• A. A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
• B. The Glass Menagerie and Sweet Bird of Youth
• C. Death of a Salesman and The Crucible
• D. A Raisin in the Sun and Long Day's Journey into Night

Answer 1

Answer:

A. A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Tennessee Williams won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama for his iconic plays:

1. A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) – Williams won the Pulitzer Prize for this groundbreaking play, which is one of his most famous works. It examines themes of desire, mental illness, and the clash between reality and illusion through the character of Blanche DuBois.

2. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955) – This play also won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It focuses on family tensions, lies, and the repressed desires of the characters, particularly between Brick and his father, Big Daddy.