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Compare And Contrast Tension Between Troy And Rose Spiked

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In Act 2, author August Wilson continues to build on the tension, when Troy admits to Rose that he was cheating on her; and how Cory starts to lose respect for Troy, when the tension between father and son continues to build up. In the beginning of Act 2, bono tells Troy that Rose is nice, she loves Troy, and that cheating with Alberta Gal is wrong. Then Troy tells Rose that he has been cheating on her and that Alberta Gal is pregnant, and Rose goes mad, and they get into an argument. The interaction is shown in: (August Wilson 66-72) “I don’t know how to say this... Don’t you strike out.” The passage shows that Rose is broken during this argument, tension between Troy and Rose spiked; Troy’s relationship with Cory will go down from this point
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