the memories of the past in the life of a young female protagonist. Blanche Debois’ past memories have contributed to her development as a character‚ her delusional behaviour and her foreshadowed demise as a tragic heroine. The playwright showcases the significance of the memories of one’s past and its direct correlation and effects on the development of one’s character‚ one’s ability to cope with reality‚ and one’s future. Blanche Debois is a happily married school teacher who lives in Laurel‚ Mississippi
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particularly Stanley Kowalski and Maxim de Winter can be identified as bullies and cheats‚ however in the two texts‚ these traits can also be associated with Rebecca and Blanche‚ respectively. The trait of being foolish for love can be applied to Stella Kowalski and Mrs de Winter however to some extent it can also be linked to Blanche in the light of her struggle to find a man to protect‚ and cherish her. On the other hand it can also be associated with Mitch suggesting that this quote is inaccurate
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relationship and Stanley and Blanche’s rape scene. Throughout the play the character of Blanche is flirtatious and she relies on the perception of herself as an object of male sexual desire as a way of operating in the world. Blanche’s interaction with any of the men in the play is always flirtatious‚ especially at the beginning when she meets them. Blanche’s language and actions in the play is always provocative. Blanche tells Stella that she and Stanley smoothed things
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The evidence of masculinity in scene three is shown through dialogue‚ stage direction and description of the surroundings. The introduction to the dramatic purpose of the poker party demonstrates Stanley’s domination over his friends through the way in which he makes all the decisions about the game. He also shows domination over his wife by hitting her during an argument. <br> <br>Scene three opens with a description of surroundings during a poker night. The description of the poker night immediately
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audience that genteel Blanche has her sister’s best interests in mind more than Stanley does. Yet Stella sides with Stanley and his base instincts‚ infusing the play with an ominous sense of gloom. This is created by the effect of the juxtaposition earlier provided within the scene‚ as to begin with‚ even though as rowdy as they were‚ the poker game was a pleasant affair‚ both for Stanley‚ as he could be with his ‘mates’‚ drink and have fun. Stella can spend time with Blanche‚ relax and get away from
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analyse this scene‚ there needs to be a clear understanding of what has happened prier to it. Scene three is set at Stanley ’s poker game‚ when Mitch leaves the game‚ to chat to Blanche‚ Stanley becomes more and more annoyed‚ and smashes a radio. Stella yells at him‚ and he starts to beat her. The men pull him off. Blanche takes Stella and some clothes to Eunice ’s apartment upstairs. Stanley goes limp and seems confused‚ but when the men try to force him into the shower to sober him up he fights
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characters‚ by sexually dominating women‚ acquire a degree of personal status. The rape scene in Streetcar allows Stanley to prove himself sexually powerful through his rage and strength. This establishes him as ‘King’ of his territory‚ as he overpowers Blanche. ‘Since earliest manhood… his life has been the pleasure with women... giving and taking of it... with power and pride’; it is a power he can achieve over women that they cannot over him.
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take on‚ the kind of ambience that he wanted to portray is that of a drunken night. Williams wanting a ‘picture of Van Gogh’s of a billiard-parlour at night’ to be shown on stage is intentional‚ as it reflects some of the characters problems such as Blanche and her substantial amount of alcohol consumption that is expressed on several occasions where she tries to hide that she had been drinking Stanley’s alcohol. The picture painted by the author of the surroundings gives the impression of a somewhat
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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 would have no reason to have made contact and fight. At first it seems like Stella actually has some power over her
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Consider the characters of Stanley‚ Blanche and Stella and their behaviours in Scene 1. Using your own words‚ describe whether you think is reinforcing or challenging hegemony in “A Streetcar Named Desire”. I think Tennessee Williams is not challenging hegemony in the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” and it’s maintaining the cultural and social topics of the time. To start off‚ the characters of Stella‚ Stanley and Blanche are showing prejudices and discrimination by their actions‚ behaviour
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