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    Blanche is the most sympathetic character Blanche is most sympathetic character in Tennessee William’s’ A Streetcar Names Desire. At first the audience’s reactions to Blanche would be negative because of her judgment and action. However‚ as Williams reveals more details about her past the audience start to feel that why she did like that‚ and events in her life beyond her control have led her to be this way and‚ would certainly feel sympathy for her. Blanche had sad past. Her young husband ‚Allan

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    Hamlet‚ the prince of Denmark and student at the University of Wittenberg‚ plays an important role in the theme of appearance versus reality. To begin with‚ Hamlet is believed to be mad by many characters in the play. However‚ the reason behind his madness is never known. Claudius says; “Something have you heard / Of Hamlet’s “transformation” – so call it / Since nor th’ exterior nor the inward man / Resembles that it was. What it should be‚ / More than his father’s death‚ that thus hath put him

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    At exactly what does too much sunlight exposure result in a burn? In Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Blanche uses light to represent her own identity‚ shrouding it in lanterns and exposing it at times. She also uses it specifically in situations involving romance. Blanche’s use of light in instances with her husband Allan‚ the “boy‚” as well as instances of how she responds to light now in her current life‚ implies how her husband made her too light sensitive – unwilling to be honest

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    Importance of Being Earnest Explain how the theme Appearance vs. Reality is demonstrated in The Importance of Being Earnest. Adelle: The theme Appearance vs Reality is demonstrated in The Importance of Being Earnest by the fact that the characters appeared to be something they’re not. For example‚ Jack in the city is actually named Ernest. Ernest in the country is actually Algernon. Mackenzie: The character Jack Worthing‚ is known to be a man named Ernest Worthing in the city. Ernest is known to

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    Hope Gerald Mr. Kelly 12 IB HL English II: Period 2 April 10‚ 2014 Study Guide: A Streetcar Named Desire Background: Streetcar hit theaters in 1946. The play cemented William’s reputation as one of the greatest American playwrights‚ winning him a New York’s Critics Circle Award and a Pulitzer Prize. Among the play’s greatest achievements is the depiction of the psychology of working class characters. In the plays of the period‚ depictions of working-class life tended to be didactic‚ with

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    Appearance versus reality Appearance versus reality is an important theme in William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’. The theme focuses on characters who are deceived by what appears to be real‚ and on the tragic consequences that follow this error in judgement. By evaluating the way the play shows that appearances are deceptive and the consequences of each pretence it is apparent that Shakespeare is conveying the message that all humans must make a decision whether to choose the world of appearance or

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    In Tennessee Williams’ play‚ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ the character of Blanche Dubois is a vivid example of the use of symbolism throughout the play. Blanche wants to view things in an unrealistic way. "I don’t want realism. I want magic…I try to give that to people. I misrepresent things to them. I don’t tell truth‚ I tell what ought to be truth…" (Blanche p.117). She doesn’t want reality; instead she wishes to view a rose-colored version of life that goes along with her old-fashioned southern

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    Hamlet‚ Appearance vs. Reality One of the main themes of the play Hamlet by Shakespeare is that of appearance vs. reality. The main characters of this play consistently project one thing while actually being another. The theme of appearance vs. reality reinforces the notion that one cannot truly trust someone else because they most likely have ulterior motives. “Seems‚” madam? Nay‚ it is. I know not “seems.” ’Tis not alone my inky cloak‚ good mother‚ Nor customary suits of solemn black‚ Nor

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    Anosha Ashfaq Nov 2011 paper A Streetcar named Desire Q)Explore the dramatic techniques through which Williams creates the atmosphere of the play. A) Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire is a play that is spilling with dramatic scenes throughout. He uses a wide variety of techniques which help heighten and emphasize the drama in the scenes. These techniques include the use of music such as the “Blue Piano” and “The Varsouviana Polka”‚ Animalistic Images that appear throughout the play

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    I was very disappointed‚ and frankly‚ Blanche DOES come across-- by her own hand-- as rather unstable and needy. Blanche‚ though her own writings and not through anyone else’s prejudices‚ does not paint a flattering self-portrait here. The most glaring fault is her constant refrain that the world would not leave "innocent" people in peace. Neither Blanche nor Buck was innocent. Buck‚ in every account except Blanche’s prejudicial one‚ seemed to be a darned fool. No sooner was he pardoned from a long

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