Similar ideas are found in Dylan Thomas's ``Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'', which Williams excerpted and added as an epigraph to his 1974 version. These lines are appropriate, as Thomas wrote the poem to his own dying father. Additionally, in one of his many drafts, in a footnote on Big Daddy's action in the third act, Williams deems Cat on a Hot Tin Roof a ``play which says only one affirmative thing about 'Man's Fate': that he has it still in his power not to squeal like a pig but to keep a tight mouth about it.''
Similar ideas are found in Dylan Thomas's ``Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'', which Williams excerpted and added as an epigraph to his 1974 version.
amod
Degree=Pos
similar
Similar
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
idea
ideas
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
find
found
VERB
VBN
mark
in
in
ADP
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Dylan
Dylan
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Thomas
Thomas
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
aux
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
do
Do
AUX
VB
advmod
not
Not
PART
RB
advcl
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
go
Go
VERB
VB
obj
Degree=Pos
Gentle
Gentle
ADJ
JJ
case
into
Into
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
That
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
good
Good
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
night
Night
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
obj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Number=Sing
Williams
Williams
PROPN
NNP
advcl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
excerpt
excerpted
VERB
VBD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
add
added
VERB
VBD
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
epigraph
epigraph
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1974
1974
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
version
version
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
These lines are appropriate, as Thomas wrote the poem to his own dying father.
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
These
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
line
lines
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
root
Degree=Pos
appropriate
appropriate
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Thomas
Thomas
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
write
wrote
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
poem
poem
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
amod
VerbForm=Ger
die
dying
VERB
VBG
obl
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Additionally, in one of his many drafts, in a footnote on Big Daddy's action in the third act, Williams deems Cat on a Hot Tin Roof a ``play which says only one affirmative thing about 'Man's Fate': that he has it still in his power not to squeal like a pig but to keep a tight mouth about it.''
advmod
additionally
Additionally
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
draft
drafts
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
footnote
footnote
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Big
Big
ADJ
NNP
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Daddy
Daddy
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
action
action
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
third
third
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
act
act
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Williams
Williams
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
deem
deems
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Sing
cat
Cat
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
hot
Hot
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
tin
Tin
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Roof
Roof
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obj
Number=Sing
play
play
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
say
says
VERB
VBZ
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
affirmative
affirmative
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
thing
thing
NOUN
NN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
Fate
Fate
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
power
power
NOUN
NN
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
squeal
squeal
VERB
VB
case
like
like
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
pig
pig
NOUN
NN
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
mark
to
to
PART
TO
conj
VerbForm=Inf
keep
keep
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
tight
tight
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
mouth
mouth
NOUN
NN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
.''
.''
PUNCT
.