This is not the first time I encounter a question of whether âbearâ or âbareâ must be used. I think it is because of the similarity in pronuntiation. Though, âbareâ is an adjective meaning ânakedâ, as in âbarefootâ. To bear, on the other hand, is a verb meaning to tolerate, to have to accept.
By Michael J. Mazza HALL OF FAME on November 2, 2001. Format: Mass Market Paperback. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is another masterpiece by Tennessee Williams, who was truly one of the 20th century's greatest playwrights. This play was presented in New York in the 1950s, and in book form it is an excellent read.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Brick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.