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IV. Answer the following in not more than 300 words., , 1. In Something Unspoken, Tennesse Williams deftly depicts Miss Cornelia's pretention to selfimportance and pomposity, and her inability to establish any spontaneous and expressive, relationship with others. Elucidate., , , , Tennessee Williams as in his major plays like The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar, Named Desire has incorporated themes like haunting loneliness and the isolated woman's plight, into his one act play- ‘Something Unspoken’. He is widely considered the greatest Southern, playwright and one of the greatest playwrights in the history of American drama. The play is about, a wealthy spinster in her 60s and her secretary Miss Grace Lancaster. Miss Cornelia Scott is, wealthy Southern spinster and lives a pompous life. She is member of the Confederate Daughters, and when the play begins she is waiting for the elections to be declared. She doesn't want anything, below the post of Regent neither does she want to participate in any campaigns. She thinks that, would degrade her status to any ordinary woman. She has opted out of attending the election in, person, feeling that her absence will be notable and might strengthen her position. Thus she waits, by the telephone. She couldn't even establish a good relationship with her secretary who has been, with her for 15 years. She thought less talking is classy., , She is so self-possessed that she doesn’t allow pilgrims into her garden. She thinks they might, spoil it and pluck flowers. She wants to be the head of the confederation but nobody in the group, loves her. Miss Grace tells her opinions but Miss Cornelia is not ready to listen to any of them., Her presenting of 15 roses to her secretary unmasks the soft side of Miss Cornelia. One rose for, every year of their togetherness. According to Grace prolonged silence for years between two, individuals creates a wall between them and that is impenetrable. May be her action of gifting is a, way to break through the air of tension and heaviness. When Grace shares her thoughts in a, lengthy monologue she doesn't interrupt or shows her snobbish side. This shows that she too, yearns for love care and affection in a lonesome mansion. The balance of power between the, women deteriorates, with Cornelia trying to verbalize the ‘something unspoken’ between them., Thus her Self pretentions and pomposity is a way for her to get others involved with her. She has, revealed herself to be soft and approachable only to her secretary after a rigid, tensed relationship, of 15 years. She proved it by gifting her roses and encouraging Grace to speak