Based on August Wilson's Fences, Rose is indeed Troy Maxson's wife, acting as a devoted partner for 18 years before his infidelity. While Troy has an older son, Lyons, from a previous relationship, the play does not establish a prior marriage, making Rose his first wife in the context of the story.
Rose Maxson: Troy's wife and mother of his second child, Cory, Rose is a 43 year-old African-American housewife who volunteers at her church regularly and loves her family deeply.
Wife to Troy and mother of Cory, Rose represents the maternal gentleness of the Maxson household. In opposition to Troy's toughness and disrespect for Cory's feelings and opinions, Rose is a source of love and understanding.
Troy Maxson's actions throughout "Fences" suggest a complex relationship with Rose, one that is marked by both love and conflict. On one hand, Troy demonstrates a sense of responsibility and care towards Rose, suggesting that his affection is genuine.
Although Troy's faults are obvious, it's also clear why Rose married him—he's a responsible provider and a dependable spouse and father. Rose seeks to keep Troy and her family unit safe from pernicious and racist outside influences, symbolized by her insistence that Troy build a fence around the family home.
Troy refuses to let Cory sign with the team and confesses to Rose that he has made his mistress Alberta pregnant.
The last scene of the play occurs in 1965, eight years after its beginning. Troy has died, and it's the morning of his funeral. Rose, Bono, and Raynell (now seven years old) are gathered at the Maxson household.
Yes, Troy cheats on Rose in the play Fences. He fathers a baby with his mistress, Alberta, and has to tell Rose about the affair when he finds out this news.
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Ruth DeWitt Bukater, Rose's mother, insisted that Rose marry a rich and wealthy man that maintained a high social status so that she and Rose could also maintain their high social status after falling into bad debt problems after Rose's father died.
Rose's love and care cross the lines of self-respect when she adopts Troy's child from another woman. For Rose, this is a merciful and natural act, but she does not think of herself at all when she so easily agrees to forgive her husband's betrayal.
To Rose, a fence is a symbol of her love and her desire for a fence indicates that Rose represents love and nurturing.
While Fences is not autobiographical, Wilson's life does provide a cultural context in which he explores themes close to his heart. “White America pays no attention to the Troy Maxsons in this world. They see Black people as lazy and shiftless. Well, Troy is a man who is trying to fulfill tremendous responsibility.”
Rose is 10 years younger than Troy. She is devoted to Troy, not so much because of love, but also because she recognizes what her life would be like without him. She knows she would have a life of abusive men and their children, partying, and running the streets or lifes pain and frustration.
Cory Maxson is Troy and Rose's son.
Troy left home at 14 after standing up to his abusive father, becoming a robber to survive on his own. While serving time for killing a man during a robbery, he met Bono and showed himself to be a talented baseball player.
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Eight years later, the family – Cory, Lyons (Troy's son from a wife before Rose), Rose, Raynell, and Gabriel (Troy's brother, who suffers from a brain injury and thinks he's an angel) – are gathered with Bono preparing for Troy's funeral. Cory refuses to attend and Rose reprimands him.
Troy suddenly tells Rose that he is going to be a father to a child of another woman. Gabriel shows up at the house and interrupts their important conversation. Rose becomes upset and outraged.
The ending of Fences reveals that Troy, the stern father, dies of a heart attack and Cory, bitter towards his father, refuses to attend the funeral. The titular fence in Fences represents entrapment for Cory, while for Rose it signifies a desire to keep her family together.
Troy has died from a heart attack when he was swinging a bat at the baseball that hangs from a tree in their yard.
The last scene takes place in 1965, on the day of the funeral of Troy Maxson. On that day, the other characters in the play come to terms with the flawed human being who has been the most powerful force in their lives. “Fences” provides a sympathetic, yet the unsentimental portrayal of its unforgettable main character.
What does Troy say to Death at the end of this scene? He says it's between death and him now. He tells him come on, anytime you want, I'll be ready for you, but I ain't gonna be easy.