"she is like a piece of translucent glass touched by light, given a momentary radiance, not actual, not lasting."
(The Glass Menagerie, pg. 1263)
Wow. The very thought that someone might think this is as well-written as Shakespeare makes my blood curdle. If I was watching this as a play, how in the name of Sam Hill would I be able to tell that Laura's beauty is so fragile?? The author relies soo much on the stage directions! If this was a novel or short story, it'd be a different story. However, the script for this play is HORRID by itself. Shakespeare is able to convey every human emotion in the book through the lines of his characters, not his own foot notes. I just find it pathetic that people can get away with being compared to great authors even when they don't even follow the rules. PATHETIC.
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