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    explaining a person’s personality‚ characterization is frequently happening. Yet‚ representation of an individual does not only take place in the real world‚ it appears in numerous literary works as well. For example‚ in the written matters of A Streetcar Named Desire‚ A Separate Peace‚ and “Everyday Use”‚ where character interactions‚ such as arguing and having conflicting beliefs‚ bring out strong depictions and central messages. While some readers of these pieces of literature may believe that character

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    Reader Response- “Streetcar Named Desire” Stella Kowalski is one of the main characters in the Tennessee William’s‚ “ A Streetcar Named Desire”. She is presented as a woman who has an older sister Blanch and a husband named Stanley. She is often overlooked in the play because of her husband Stanley and her sister Blanche are much more dynamic. However‚ Stella plays an important role that without her‚ Stanley and Blanche who are considered‚ as two major characters of the play throughout the story

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    Analysis of performance choices that relate to the historical and cultural context of A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire highlighted many social issues of 1940s America through theatrical apparatus such as stage direction‚ linguistic tools and using characters metaphorically. These issues include the marked inequalities between social classes‚ the subjugation and oppression of women and racial divides. Williams’ realistic approach to characterisation sought to

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    rest of the world‚ the concept of the American dream is also displayed throughout the play A Street Car Named Desire. The concept of the American dream discusses how people in the world who work hard for their success‚ in turn‚ are successful in their lives. The concept of the American dream represents desire‚ fulfillment and regret throughout the play. In the play A Street Car Named Desire‚ Tennessee Williams displays the idea of the American dream within his characters. The American dream is

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    The opening scene of a play is arguably the most important‚ for it sets the tone for all that is to follow and creates the proper atmosphere‚ begins the themes‚ and draws the audience into the interplay that follows. Othello is a stage play written by Shakespeare in the 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

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    The story deals around Stella‚ who is pushed around by the other main characters. I The first scene really evaluates the key characters in the stories and shows how they are‚ by using them in situations. It demonstrates the characters’ personalities with key interactions of the characters amongst themselves. It really opens up by showing how passive and non-aggressive Stella is about her surroundings and how she deals with everyday life. It shows how she has almost no will in dealing with confrontations

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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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    The rape at the end of scene 10 is clearly the key moment for the motif of violence. I think this moment ties together all of the themes that are reflected by the theme of violence‚ and rape not only incorporates physical but also psychological violence‚ further accentuating the importance of this moment. Violence is often seen as a result of conflict in the play‚ and this moment clearly results from all of the conflicts explored throughout the text. Primarily‚ the conflict between Blanche and

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    supposed to set a person free‚ but more often than not‚ it turns out to be an immense burden that leaves lasting damage on its unsuspecting victims. In any relationship‚ truth is an vital part in it’s success. However in Tennessee William’s A Streetcar Named Desire being truthful is not commonly utilized‚ and throughout the play‚ there is an abundance of lies and betrayal from the moment Blanche Dubois comes to town. Whether there are good or bad experiences in a writer’s life‚ their respective experiences

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    A Streetcar Named Desire – Our First Impressions In the opening two scenes of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams‚ the audience has its first and generally most important impressions formulated on characters‚ the plot and the mood and tone of the play overall. The first scene opens overlooking the setting of the play‚ post WW2 New Orleans. New Orleans as a city was the biggest city in ‘the South’ at the time‚ a place where the industry of the Second World War had boomed‚ creating

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