Similarities Between A Streetcar Named Desire And Dannon's Death

Similarly, this type of tension is shown extensively in Georg Buchner’s ‘Danton’s Death’, set during the French Revolution and written five weeks before Buchner was arrested for his own revolutionary activities. The main tension is between Danton and Robespierre. Robespierre has the radical view that the only way to win the revolution is through violence and loss, Danton conversely, takes a more peaceful approach, and would rather stop all murder and defeat. He protests against power and eventually gives himself in to show violence does not solve anything. In the end it is betrayal which causes Danton’s death. This is similar to ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ because Robespierre and Danton represent two different political views and when they clash