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.
Fiddler on the Roof. This article is about the 1964 musical. For the film, see Fiddler on the Roof (film). Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters (or Tevye the Dairyman) and other tales by Sholem Aleichem.