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    1600s. it was set in Venice as well as Cyprus; Venice being on of the supreme states that attract foreigners. The opening scene in Othello introduces the characters and the situation‚ evokes the desire on the part of Iago for revenge‚ and foreshadows much of what is to come. Similarly‚ A Streetcar Named Desire is a stage play with elements of tragedy and pathos. It was written by Tennessee Williams in 1947. The action takes place between May and September in a shabby apartment building in the working-class

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    Other common ground that Blanche and Stanley share is that they have both hurt their spouses‚ and felt remorse after the incidents. Blanche is full of guilt‚ feeling responsible for the suicide of her husband‚ Allan. As the story progresses‚ her remorse becomes more and more apparent. She regrets calling him “disgusting” after discovering that he was having an affair with an older man (133). Blanche feels as though Allan’s blood is on her hands because of her harsh judgement‚ and lack of compassion

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    Summary: An analysis of some of the many symbols found in "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams‚ with the help of psychoanalytical theory. Williams’ expert use of these symbols helped him to convey the meaning of many characteristics of the protagonists in the play. It is very debatable nowadays how much psychology can influence an author or how much the author’s psychological features can influence his work. The creation of a character demands different kinds of information and the

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    ^^^^^^^^^^A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE: BLANCHE DUBOIS Blanche is an English teacher‚ but she’s one of a kind. You’d never forget her if you took her course. Shortly before the play begins‚ Blanche has lost her job. She wasn’t fired for poor teaching skills‚ however. The superintendent’s letter said Blanche was "morally unfit for her position." That’s probably a fair evaluation of a teacher who seduced one of the seventeen-year-old boys in her class. Also‚ Blanche’s sexual exploits so outraged the

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    Critique of “Perception of Reality in A Streetcar Named Desire”    The manipulation of reality is an overwhelming theme throughout Tennessee Williams’  play A Streetcar Named Desire. Many theories including the subjectivity of perception‚ fantasies‚  and defense mechanisms have been deconstructed and evaluated throughout Irina­Ana Drobot’s  journal “Perceptions of Reality in A Streetcar Named Desire.” Drobot applies these theories to  the characters lives explaining the causation of their actions

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    in A Streetcar Named Desire - the words spoken by the characters in the play and the text of the stage directions. Whether witnessing a performance or reading the text of a play we rely on the dialogue to enable us to create an image of the characters‚ to decide if we like or dislike them‚ to try to understand them and their actions. The nuances of speech set the characters in their class context and show the differences of social status and education as well as of character. In A Streetcar Named

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    Examine the construction of masculinity in A Streetcar Named Desire and Death of a Salesman. In both A Streetcar Named Desire and Death of a Salesman there is a male figure at the head of both families who assert and express their masculinity in quite dissimilar ways. Referring to the screen adaptations of both plays‚ Stanley Kowalski is a strong‚ aggressive and forthright individual whereas Willy Loman through stature as well as speech is a bumbling‚ weak and nervous fool‚ driven by his own delusions

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    Character Identities in Othello and A Streetcar Named Desire When examining both William Shakespeare’s Othello as well as Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ one can not help but notice the stunning array of characters; each with their own and distinct personal identities. From Blanche Dubois in Streetcar to the evil Iago in Othello‚ personalities run wild and please us all with their similarities‚ differences‚ and intertwining complexities. While many of the characters in these particular

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    Self-Delusions: A Streetcar Named Desire In this close reading analysis I will be focusing on the characters Stella and Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. I am going to analyze the self-delusions of these two sisters and how their delusions help or harm other characters. By doing so‚ I will be able to show how their behavior in some specific instances shapes our judgment on them as a reader.  The character Stella has some delusions about her marriage. She believes that

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    In Tennessee Williams play “A Streetcar Named Desire” madness continues to get progressively worse in the lives of the main characters Stanly‚ Stella‚ and Blanche. Because of low self esteem and her delusional thought process Blanche is most affected by the madness. Blanche’s delusional life style leads her to compulsively lie‚ live a promiscuous life style‚ and alcoholism. Blanche tries constantly to deal with her own madness‚ but her delusional mental state is constantly effect by the people

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