In this essay I will talk about one of Tennessee Williams' works Night of the Iguana. Between the synopsis of the show and the playwright's background, I will talk about when this play was performed, the awards and the historical significance. Night of the Iguana protagonist T. Lawrence Shannon, deposed minister and leading tour guide, leads a group of women on a tour of a small hotel outside Mexico City during World War II, where he meets the owner, Maxine Faulk. Maxine and Shannon greet each other like old friends while the women on the tour refuse to get off the bus because it wasn't part of the tour. Maxine orders her servants to unload the luggage from the bus at Shannon's request. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay As things calm down, Hannah Jeckles approaches the hotel pushing her grandfather in a wheelchair. He approaches Shannon assuming he was the hotel manager and asks if there is any vacancy. But she is an artist and her grandfather is a poet, so they exchange their art for goods and services. Maxine hears this and immediately pushes Hannah and her grandfather away. Shannon convinces Maxine to let the two stay one night. Hannah thanks Shannon and befriends him, Maxine sees him and is jealous. Later that night Maxine approaches Hannah and tells her that she has made arrangements for them at a guesthouse. He tries to plead with Maxine, but she is stubborn. Hannah asks Shannon about this boarding house only to find out it's a terrible place. While they are arguing, a 16-year-old girl from her tour approaches Shannon and says they need to get married. It turns out that Shannon and the girl slept together at the beginning of the tour and the elders are not very happy about it. When one approaches they hide while Hannah covers for them, but despite this they are found and the girl is taken away, and told never to approach Shannon again. Shannon then explains to her that he slept with the girl and that it was rumored that he would do the same thing back home while he was a minister. This, and a combination of a sermon considered contradictory to traditional teaching, is why he took a sabbatical from his church. Hannah attempts to sell her paintings to people on Shannon's tour in hopes of earning money for her and her grandfather to stay in hotels. As he does so Shannon stays behind and watches his grandfather try to write another poem. The hotel employees, also rainforest dwellers, capture an iguana and begin fattening it up to eat. Maxine tries to bond with Shannon by offering him a drink, but he refuses. Maxine argues with Hannah and accuses her of being a buck-passer, then orders her to stay away from Shannon. Hearing this Shannon approaching, Maxine quickly walks away as if nothing had happened. Shannon and Hannah bond over a cigarette. Later that day, Maxine approaches Shannon and tells him that she wants to return to the United States and open a hotel or stay in Mexico with him to help her. They are interrupted when a man approaches Shannon. The man tells him that Shannon's tour group will now join his because he has been deemed unfit to finish the tour. After a physical confrontation the man leaves with Shannon's group. Shannon throws a tantrum, gets tied up by hotel employees on Maxine's orders. Hannah tries to comfort Shannon by talking to him and making him tea so he can calm down, these attempts fail when he manages to free himself from the ropes. After Hannah confides in Shannon that she too has been through some meltdowns like the one he just went through, Shannon asks him if he can accompany her on her travels. She refuses and starts packing her bags. She..