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How do you respond to the view that Williams uses both, music and stage directions,
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How do you respond to the view that Williams uses both, music and stage directions, to create an appropriate atmosphere and reinforce his major themes in the play? In the play Williams explores major themes, such as fear of death, desire, loneliness and madness. He uses various techniques to convey his ideas and demonstrate them through the behaviour of the protagonists. The stage directions and music are not only used to emphasise those themes, but also provide the audience with additional insight of the characters and offer new levels of interpretation and understanding of the plot. By applying music and stage directions throughout the play, Williams also helps the audience to understand the social context at the time. In Scenes one and three it is the most evident. One of the main musical accompaniments in the play used by Williams is the "blue piano". It is used in various...
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