Troy has died from a heart attack when he was swinging a bat at the baseball that hangs from a tree in their yard. Cory returns home from the Marines in his uniform.
Lyons mentioned in the book that Troy didn't know him and he didn't raise him. Troy's attitude towards his son is out of protection but comes across as ridicule and judgment, which doesn't allow for Lyons to understand or want to further connect with his father.
Lyons grew up largely without Troy, who was in jail when Lyons was a child. Lyons feels confident that his choice to be a musician, while not practical, is a freedom that he should take advantage of because so many generations before him were never given any choices about their lives.
Troy dies from a heart attack in the play Fences. The last scene of the play is set in 1965 at Troy's funeral. Rose reveals to Cory that Troy died swinging at the ball hanging from the tree in the backyard, never able to give up on his dreams of playing baseball.
Lyons enters. Troy acts like he isn't happy to see his son. He says that he thought Lyons would be in jail, since a place where Lyons plays music got raided by the police. Lyons says he was just playing music, not gambling.
Why doesn't Troy accept the $10 Lyons promised to return? He thinks Lyon shouldn't get the gratification of keeping his promise (paying back Troy), and also he thinks Lyon will come back again to borrow it.
Troy and Bono acknowledge how each man made good on his bet; Troy finished the fence for Rose and Bono bought Lucille the refrigerator. Troy and Bono half-heartedly agree to meet up someday at Bono's house.
Troy has died from a heart attack when he was swinging a bat at the baseball that hangs from a tree in their yard. Cory returns home from the Marines in his uniform. Lyons also comes home to go to the funeral.
Troy admits to Rose that he has been having an affair and that his mistress, Alberta, is pregnant. Later, Alberta dies in childbirth. Troy brings his baby daughter Raynell home, and Rose agrees to raise the girl as her own, saying: "From right now . . . this child got a mother.
On the day of Troy's funeral, his brother Gabriel returns to open the gates of heaven for him...and succeeds. Gabriel suffered a head wound during World War II and now has a metal plate in his head.
Lyons's mother moved on to another man while Troy was in prison, so Troy has never been much of a father to Lyons. Pretty much all Troy contributes to Lyons's life is the occasional ten dollars that Lyons comes to bum on Troy's payday. (And Troy even grumbles about that).
Troy resents Lyons's requests for money, since they result from Lyons's refusal to get a “real” job. But perhaps because Troy missed Lyons's childhood, Troy begrudgingly feels he must support Lyons now. Knowing that Troy views mooching as unmanly, Lyons feels determined to pay Troy back.
Lyons spent his entire childhood growing up with only one parent, his mother, while Troy was in jail.
Lyons points out that Troy was never around when he was a kid. We learn later on in the play that Lyons is Troy's son from a previous marriage. Troy wasn't around for Lyons because he was in prison for killing a man while attempting to rob him.
During the climax of the play, Troy's illusionary world bursts when the phone call from the hospital discloses that Alberta died in childbirth, and Troy is now responsible for a healthy baby girl. Ironically, Troy's escape from responsibility produced a huge responsibility, his baby, Raynell.
Lyons Maxson
Troy's son, fathered before Troy's time in jail with a woman Troy met before Troy became a baseball player and before he met Rose. Lyons is an ambitious and talented jazz musician. He grew up without Troy for much of his childhood because Troy was in prison.
Before Rose responds, Troy muses that he cheated on his wife because he has felt restrained and worn out due to “standing in the same place for eighteen years” (Wilson 2.1).
Answer and Explanation: 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.
Rose rejects Troy as her partner because she takes seriously the Biblical commandment that decrees, "Thou Shalt Not Sin," but finds forgiveness for the child born to her sinful husband because of her belief that "when the sins of our fathers visit us/we don't have to play host/we can banish them with forgiveness/as God ...
According to the ancient Greek epic poet Homer, the Trojan War was caused by Paris, son of the Trojan king, and Helen, wife of the Greek king Menelaus, when they went off together to Troy. To get her back, Menelaus sought help from his brother Agamemnon, who assembled a Greek army to defeat Troy.
Troy is 53 years old in the play Fences. The play's last scene occurs seven years after the main events of the play just before Troy's funeral, indicating that Troy died at age 60.
Troy Maxson is a classically drawn tragic-hero. He begins the play loved, admired and getting away with his secret affair. But eventually, Troy's death leaves many negative attributes as an inheritance for his family to sort out and accept.
Troy has three kids in the play Fences. His first son, Lyons, was born while he was serving a fifteen-year prison sentence for murder. He met his second wife, Rose, after he was released from prison and had his second son, Cory. His third child is Raynell, who is the child he fathered with his mistress Alberta.
Troy was sent to jail for 15 years for accidentally killing a man during a robbery. He met and married Rose when he came out of jail. By this time, he was too old to continue his baseball career but he has blamed his ineligibility on his colour.
Troy has two sons in the play Fences. His first son, Lyons, was born while he was in prison serving a fifteen-year sentence for murder. His second son, Cory, was born after he was released with prison and is his son with his second wife, Rose. Troy also fathers a daughter, Raynell, with a mistress named Alberta.